THE BASICS 

Score: Emerson 4, WPI 0 

Records: Emerson Lions (3-2-2, 1-0 NEWMAC) ; WPI Engineers (3-4-1, 0-1-1 NEWMAC)

Location: Boston, Mass. (Rotch Field)

Date: September 24, 2022

The Lead: The Emerson women's soccer team kept a clean sheet in a 4-0 NEWMAC opening victory over WPI on Saturday afternoon. Boosting the Lions were two goals from junior Gina Lukoskie followed by goals from sophomore Lauren Carlson and graduate Caitlin Johnston. 

INSIDE THE NUMBERS 

EMERSON

Lukoskie: two goals
Carlson: one goal
Johnston: one goal, one assist
Simone Barragan-Shaw: one assist

GOALIE: Amara Schaub (W, 2-2-2): zero goals allowed on four shots with four stops through 90 minutes

WPI

Caitlin Bonavita: two shots (one on goal)

GOALIE: Kelsey Leach (L, 2-3-1): three goals allowed on five shots with two saves through 45 minutes
Lili Hellerman: one goal allowed on three shots with two saves through 45 minutes

HOW IT HAPPENED 

12": Emerson struck first within the first 11 minutes of the game and gained the 1-0 lead behind the duo of Johnston and Lukoskie. Johnston crossed a pass from the right side, which found the foot of Lukoskie in front of the goal. Lukoskie tapped the ball in as Leach fell backwards trying to make the stop. 

18": Six minutes later, Emerson gave themselves a two-goal cushion on Lukoskie's second goal, this time with help from Barragan-Shaw. Barragan-Shaw collected the ball and passed it up to an open Lukoskie, who then booted her second tally past Leach's right and into the bottom middle of the net.

44": Emerson converted a WPI turnover into their third goal of the half just one minute before the frame's end. Out of her crease, Leach sent the ball back into play only to have the ball taken back by Carlson. Carlson successfully chipped in her first goal as it beat Leach into the net. 

48": The hosts got right back on the offensive attack and propelled their lead to four within the first three minutes of the second half. Johnston crossed a pass that rolled past Hellerman on the goal line as an Engineers defender dove to make the save. The ball had already crossed the line, therefore Emerson's fourth goal stood. 

-After the Lions claimed the four-goal advantage, WPI's offense was stalled by the stellar defensive backs of Emerson as Shaub only collected one save to help preserve the Lions' NEWMAC opening win.

UP NEXT

• Emerson entertains Castleton in a non-league slate on Tuesday, September 27th with kickoff at 6:00 p.m.

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