News Release
Wheaton Extends NCAA's Longest Active Conference Unbeaten Streak to 81 Games Following Shutout Against Coast Guard
NORTON, MA- The Wheaton College women's soccer team extended the NCAA's longest active conference unbeaten streak to 81 games Tuesday afternoon thanks to its 14-0 shutout victory over the United States Coast Guard Academy in New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) action at Mirrione Stadium. The Lyons set the program record for goals in a game.
With Oneonta State College losing over the weekend after having been undefeated in 101 straight league games, Wheaton moved into the lead for active unbeaten streaks. The Lyons, who are ranked ninth in the country and second in the region by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA), also stretched their regular season unbeaten streak to 29 games in improving to 13-0-1 overall and 5-0 in the NEWMAC. Coast Guard slips to 1-11 on the season and 0-5 in league play.
Freshman Melida Alvarez (Saugus, MA/Buckingham Browne & Nichols), who scored a season-best and program-record-tying four goals in a 17:39 span early in the game, helped give the Lyons a 5-0 advantage in the 20th minute. Senior Erin Davis (Easton, CT/Joel Barlow) notched a penalty-kick tally at 9:52, while freshman Amanda Resendes (Swansea, MA/Joseph Case) added assists on a pair of Alvarez goals.
Resendes, seniors Lauren Konopka (Medford, NJ/Holy Cross) and Jenna Rabesa (Teaticket, MA/Falmouth), and sophomore Lyndsey McManus (Marshfield, MA/Marshfield) each added first-half markers as Wheaton entered the half with a 9-0 advantage. Senior goalie Stacey Kronenberg (Belchertown, MA/Belchertown) went untested in the first half for the Lyons, while Coast Guard junior Trish Ohle (Franklin Lakes, NJ) made seven stops.
In the second half, Wheaton freshman Emily Hough (Norwich, VT/Hanover) played a hand in four of the team's five goals, accounting for two scores and a pair of assists. Junior Jessica Bramucci (Ludlow, MA/Wilbraham and Monson Academy) had a goal and two helpers in the frame, while senior Katelyn Brack (Lake Oswego, OR/Oregon Episcopal School) and sophomore Kathleen Carroll (New Paltz, NY/New Paltz Central) tacked on a score apiece. Wheaton sophomore goalie Abby Isaac (Larchmont, NY/Proctor Academy) had one stop in the half, while Bear freshman Eva Daly (Montclair, VA) finished with five stops.
Wheaton takes to the road on Saturday to face league foe Clark University at 1:00 p.m.
SCORING: 1st 2nd Final
Coast Guard (1-11, 0-5) 0 0 0
Wheaton (13-0-1, 5-0) 9 5 14
1st Half: WC- Melida Alvarez (Amanda Resendes) 2:01, Erin Davis (penalty kick) 9:52, Alvarez (Resendes) 13:30, Alvarez (Davis) 18:02, Alvarez (Barrie Lindsay) 19:40, Lauren Konopka (Alvarez) 28:22, Lyndsey McManus (penalty kick) 33:23, Resendes (Lindsay, Rosie Levy) 36:03, Jenna Rabesa (unassisted) 37:38
2nd Half: WC- Kathleen Carroll (unassisted) 56:23, Katelyn Brack (Emily Hough) 57:17, Hough (Bramucci) 68:37, Bramucci (Hough) 72:47, Hough (Bramucci) 84:31
Goalie Saves: WC- Stacey Kronenberg (45:00) 0, Abby Isaac (45:00) 1; CGA- Trish Ohle (45:00) 7, Eva Daly (45:00) 5
Shots: WC- 41; CGA- 3
Submitted 2007-10-09 16:34:33 by Wheaton College-MA Sports Information Department
