Box Score THE BASICS
Score: Emerson 1, Coast Guard 0
Records: Emerson Lions (5-3, 2-1 NEWMAC) ; Coast Guard Bears (2-8, 0-4 NEWMAC)
Location: New London, Conn.
Date: October 6, 2021
The Lead: One penalty kick goal from sophomore Brittney Righetti was all the Emerson women's soccer team needed to take down the host Coast Guard Bears, 1-0, down in New London, Conn. on Wednesday night.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
EMERSON
Righetti: one goal
Simone Barragan-Shaw: three shots on goal
Gina Lukoskie: three shots (two on goal)
Yoshiko Slater: five shots (three on goal)
Goalie: Amara Schaub: zero goals allowed on eight shots with eight saves through 90 minutes
COAST GUARD
Chase Merrick: three shots
Abby McGuire: two shots on goal
Brielle Pearce: three shots (two on goal)
Goalie: Sarah Schollenberger: one goal allowed on nine shots with eight saves through 90 minutes
HOW IT HAPPENED
-Coast Guard narrowly outshot Emerson in the opening half at 10-6, yet neither side were able to find the back of the net as the first 45 minutes went scoreless.
49': Four minutes into the second half, Emerson broke the scoreless streak at the 49th minute when Schollenberger committed a foul costly enough to draw give the Lions a penalty kick opportunity. Righetti set up the shot and rocketed the game's only goal past Schollenberger to give the visitors the 1-0 lead.
-From the 54th minute to the end of regulation, Schaub stopped three Coast Guard shots to help secure Emerson's tight one-goal win over the Bears.
UP NEXT
- Emerson gears up up for another NEWMAC road contest out at Babson on Saturday, October 9 at 1:00 p.m.
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