Box Score THE BASICS
Score: Amherst 4, Emerson 0
Records: Emerson Lions (3-3); Amherst (6-1)
Location: Amherst, Mass. (Hitchcock Field)
Date: September 28, 2021
The Lead: The Emerson Women's Soccer team was held scoreless as the Lions fell 4-0 to the No. 18 Amherst Mammoths Tuesday night at Hitchcock Field.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
EMERSON
Barragan-Shaw: 2 shots on goal
MacQuarrie: 1 shot on goal
Khaw: 1 goal
Goalie:
Amara Shaub (3-3) - four goals allowed with eight saves on twelve shots through 90 minutes
Amherst:
Ralph: 1 goal (2 shots on goal)
Fikke: 1 goal, 1 assist
Landau: 1 goal (2 shots on goal)
Geneve: 1 goal
Goalie:
Mika Fisher (6-1) - zero goals allowed with three saves on four shots through 90 minutes
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Amherst looked to grab the early lead in the 12" on a breakaway opportunity from Amherst's Natalie Landau, Lion's goalie Amara Shaub was able to turn away the shot attempt and recover to make another save on Amherst's Alexa Juarez's rebound attempt-keeping the game tied 0-0.
- The Lions then had their opportunity in the 28th minute to capitalize on a breakaway, but Simone Barragan-Shaw was turned away.
16": Saint Joseph's Madison Michaud put the Monks on the board beating Emerson's goalie on a pass from midfield.
36": Amherst's Julia Ralph broke the tie with a header into the back of the net from Sophia Fikke
37": Less than 2 minutes later, Amherst was able to tack on another goal as Sophia Fikke was able to find the back of the net making the score 2-0.
54" Amherst added another goal as Izzy Geneve scored on a Ruby Hastie pass pushing the Mammoth's lead to 3-0
81" Amherst tacked on their final goal as Natalie Landau drilled home a penalty kick following a Lions handball in the box finalizing the 4-0 victory.
UP NEXT
- Emerson returns home for NEWMAC play against Mount Holyoke on Saturday, October 2 at 1:00pm.
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