THE BASICS 

Score: Emerson 3, Wheaton (Mass.) 1

Records: Emerson Lions (7-2-3, 4-0-1 NEWMAC) ; Wheaton (Mass.) Lyons (6-6-1, 3-3 NEWMAC)

Location: Norton, Mass. (Mirrione Stadium)

Date: October 12, 2022

The Lead: Senior Ainslee MacQuarrie notched one goal and junior Brittney Righetti contributed two goals to keep the Emerson women's soccer team undefeated in NEWMAC action and came away with the 3-1 victory out at Wheaton (Mass.) on Wednesday afternoon. 

INSIDE THE NUMBERS 

EMERSON

MacQuarrie: one goal

Righetti: two goals 

Caitlin Johnston: one assist

GOALIE: Amara Schaub (W, 6-2-4) - one goal allowed on five shots with four stops through 90 minutes

WHEATON (MASS.)

Amanda Castaldi: one goal

Sadie Recht: one assist

GOALIE: Gabby Marcus (L, 3-2-1) - two goals allowed on three shots with one save through 54 minutes

Patricia Bandrup - one goal allowed on four shots with three saves through 36 minutes

HOW IT HAPPENED 

31": Seven minutes past the midway point of the first frame, Emerson jumped into the scoring mix with a goal from MacQuarrie to lift the Lions to the 1-0 lead. With help from Johnston, MacQuarrie took the shot from the left and put the ball into the far right side. 

54": The first of Righetti's two goals gave Emerson some insurance at the start of the second half. Righetti carried the ball on the right side to draw out Marcus as her shot found the back of the net and put the visitors up 2-0. 

56": Two minutes later, a foul called on the goalkeeper put Emerson on the line and they capitalized. Righetti put her penalty kick into the left side and bumped the Lions' lead to 3-0 as they headed into the 34 minutes of regulation time.

85": Wheaton closed the door on Emerson's shutout with five minutes left in the second when a short cross from Recht found Castaldi, who beat Schaub from within the box and moved the score to 3-1. 

-Each team took one more shot attempt through the final two minutes, but neither turned into goals as Emerson came away with the 3-1 win.

UP NEXT

• Emerson stays local with a NEWMAC clash over at No. 14 MIT on Saturday, October 15th at 4:00 p.m.

FOLLOW THE LIONS 

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