WILLIAMSTOWN, MA. – The College of New
Jersey’s Allyson Anderson scored at
the 64:56 mark to push her squad past a previously undefeated
sectional host
Williams College, 1-0 (19-1-0). TCNJ (19-2-1), currently
ranked 23rd in the
latest national polls, will play in the national quarterfinals
tomorrow against
15th-ranked Ithaca College in Williamstown, MA.Ithaca advanced to
the Elite 8
with a 2-1-overtime win over Rowan University.
The game was evenly matched throughout, with both the Ephs and
the Lions
taking 13 shots on the day. Anderson, a freshman forward for
TCNJ, came off
the bench to provide the only offense her team would need to deal
Williams
their first loss of the season. She dribbled to the outside
of her defender to find
space for a shot just outside the 18-yard box, and placed a long
hard ball past
the Ephs keeper, Lauren Sinnenberg, for the lead.
Each team had a few scoring opportunities earlier in the
game. With 33:30 left
on the clock in the first period, a cross sailed over
Sinnenberg’s head. It
appeared to be heading into the goal, but Ephs defender Sachi
Siegelman
headed the ball out.
In the second half, before Anderson’s goal, Williams’
Sara Wild took a free kick
following a called foul. She placed a high ball in the perfect
location, but TCNJ
goalie Jessica Clarke’s took a giant leap to tip the ball
over the crossbar. The
save was just one of Clarke’s nine saves in the
game. She would make another
spectacular save to avoid a game-tying goal by Sarah Walmsley with
17 minutes
left in the game
The Elite 8 contest between Ithaca and TCNJ is set for a 1:00 p.m.
start time at
Cole Field on the Williams College campus.
