Women's Soccer tripped up at Westfield 5-1

Natalie Caney scored in the 81st minute as MCLA fell at rival Westfield State 5-1 Saturday morning

Women's Soccer tripped up at Westfield 5-1
October 18, 2014
Box Score

Courtesy of Westfield Sports Information

WESTFIELD, Mass.  – Senior midfielder Sarah Sypek (Hampshire Regional/Westhampton, Mass.) scored a pair of goals and assisted on another to lead Westfield to a 5-1 win over Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts in women's soccer at Alumni Field on Saturday.

Westfield is now 10-2-2- on the season and is riding a 10 match unbeaten streak. The Owls are 4-0-1 in conference play.

Sypek netted the first goal of the match in the 25th minute, running on to a through ball from Ashleigh Chretien on the left side and firing a hard shot that glanced of the hands of MCLA goalkeeper Katy Daly (Cairo-Durham/South Cairo, NY) and into the top of the net for a 1-0 Westfield lead.

The Owls' Amanda Grant (Westfield/Westfield, Mass.) tallied just 1:47 later, getting a through ball from Sypek on the left side, and firing a shot low to the far side netting for a 2-0 owls lead.

Christina Buonopane (Stoneham/Stoneham, Mass.) scored her first goal of the season in the 31st minute to goive Westfield a 3-0 edge at halftime.

Ashley Bovat (Westfield/Westfield, Mass) and Sypek added goals for the Owls in the early stages of the second half to give Westfield a 5-0 lead.

MCLA finally got on the scoreboard in the 81st minute, with Natalie Caney (Belchertown/Belchertown, Mass.) scoring on a penalty kick after a foul in the penalty area. Caney's boot was high to the left side and out of reach of Westfield reserve goalkeeper Lauren Clark (Whitman/Whitman, Mass.), who played the final 27 minutes of the match, making two saves.  Anne Stack (East Longmeadow/East Longmeadow, Mass.) started and played the first 63 minutes in goal for the Owls, but did not face a shot on goal.

Westfield out shot MCLA 24-7, held a 12-5 edge in shots on goal, and a 5-1 advantage in corner kicks.

Daly played all 90 minutes in goal for the Trailblazers and made seven saves.  MCLA drops to 3-10-1 on the season and 1-4 in the MASCAC.

Westfield will next face Worcester State in a key MASCAC game next Saturday at noon in Worcester.  MCLA will travel to Bridgewater for a 1:00 p.m. kick next Saturday.