Women's Soccer Fall, 3-0 at Roger Williams

BRISTOL, R.I. (9/3/14) – The Lasell College women's soccer team took their first loss of the season, 3-0 at Roger Williams University. Lasell slid to 2-1 on the season while Roger Williams improved to 1-1 overall.

The tempo early on was slo, with both team's feeling each other out. The first shot of the game did not come until the 14^th minute when RWU's Jessica Valenti (North Reading, Mass.) tried to catch Lasell keeper Sarah LaClair (Belchertown, Mass.) off-guard with a deep shot from outside of the left side of the box. However, LaClair was able to get a read on the shot and punch the ball out of harm's way.

Lasell's best opportunity to score came in the 36^th minute, as a through pass up the middle found its way to Bridget Lynch (Dover, N.H.), who outran  the Hawk defense for a one-on-one with Hawk goalie Sydney Martin (Scarborough, Maine). Lynch got a clean shot off right at Martin, who was able to make the easy save.

The two teams combined for only five shots in the first half, but the second 45 minutes told a different story.

In the second half, the tempo picked up strongly in the Hawks favor, as Roger Williams had three shots and two corners in the first eight minutes of the period. Overall, the Hawks would outshoot the Lasers 15-0 in the half.

Roger Williams was finally able to break through in the 58^th minute, with Kristen Tetreault (Tolland, Conn.) feeding Valenti a pass up the middle. Valenti converted the shot for her first goal of the season.

Calista Roll (Portland, Maine) added another score in the 74^th minute. Kristen Casey (East Longmeadow, Mass.) served up a corner into the box to Kristen Knight (Marion, Mass.), who fired a shot on net, but was stopped by LaClair. Roll was able to knock in the loose ball off of the deflected save for her first goal of the year.

Roll picked up another goal in the closing minutes of the game, taking a pass from Mariah Kaiser (Portsmouth, R.I.) from across the box and kicking across her body. Her first attempt bounced off the post but she was able to knock the rebound in before the loose ball could be corralled.

Martin had two saves for the Hawks in her first collegiate shutout, while LeClair made eight saves on the afternoon in the loss.

Roger Williams takes on St. Lawrence Friday in the Springfield Invitational, while Lasell heads to Brandeis on Saturday.