Ephs Fall to Tufts, 3-1
Williamstown, MA—Tufts Sophomore, Margi
Scholtes, scored the game winner, 7 minutes into the 2nd half,
against Williams on Renzie Lamb Field. Williams (7-5) lost to their
conference rival, Tufts (8-3), 3-1.
Tufts scored the first goal as Jess Perkins scored off a penalty
corner, inserted by Michelle Kelly, with 25:50 into the game. Both
teams continued to battle for possession, when Sally Cobb went on
the fast break, stick handled through traffic in the circle, and
passed to Meighan McGowan. McGowan then crossed the ball to
Charlotte VanWagen, who scored on the one-timer with 9:00 left in
the first half.
Entering the 2nd half tied 1-1, the Ephs and Jumbos battled for
possession when Tufts scored, 7 minutes into the half. Margi
Scholtes scored off the penalty corner, assisted by Michelle Kelly.
Tufts scored again with 10:18 left in the game, when Illeana
Casellas-Katz crossed the ball to Amanda Russo, who jammed the ball
into the goal.
Tufts out shot Williams, 10-7. Katie Hyder made 4 saves for the
Jumbos, and Bethany Baker played all 70 minutes of the game, making
4 saves as well. The Ephs had 14 penalty corners to the Jumbos 5.
Margi Scholtes, who scored the game winning goal, was given a
yellow card with 4:36 left in the game.
The Ephs ran into trouble scoring off plays when they controlled
the ball, “it’s unfortunate, we played well but our
inability to finish is loosing our games”, said Head Coach,
Alix Rorke. “We couldn’t capitalize on our penalty
corners…and Tufts played fierce defensivly”, she
said.
The Ephs are looking forward to two home games this upcoming week;
they play Skidmore on Tuesday, the 23rd, at 6:00p.m., and Amherst
on Saturday at 11a.m. “We have to put together 2 good
games…Skidmore will be a huge battle Tuesday”, said
Coach Rorke.
