Box Score BOSTON, Mass. – Nine saves by the Emerson goalkeeping battery wasn't enough to hold the line Tuesday night as the Emerson Women's Soccer Team fell 2-0 to the visiting Emmanuel Saints. With the loss the Lions are now 4-4 on the year as Emmanuel moves to 3-5-2.
The first half saw the Lions outshoot the Saints 14-to-6 but they just couldn't seem to find the target in the first 45 minutes of action. The Lions were more physical though as they collected six fouls to Emmanuel's one as the half ran out still tied in a 0-0 stalemate.
The second half saw the Saints surge though, this time putting up 16-to-11 shots on Emerson, making keeper Marissa Macdonald work for it as she was forced to make six saves in the half. Hannah Konicki led the field on the night with five shots, two on goal as she finally broke the tie in the 68th minute of play after a scrum in front of the net found her with the ball that she dropped into the right corner to make it 1-0.
It was only five minutes later that the Saints struck again as Courtney Freadman lost the Lion defense before she put one over Macdonald's head into the right side of the net. While Emerson pushed to claw back in the game, Emmanuel's Abaigeal Thivierge stepped up to make five saves and preserve the shutout.
Emerson Women's Soccer hits the road on Thursday night as they travel to Regis for a 4:30 p.m. game in Weston, Mass.
