By Avery Martin
Contributor
Defender Mackenzie McCormack, a junior, attempts to score.
The Owls cruised to victory on Sept. 25 over Post University in a 6-1 win at Jess Dow Field.
With their highest score this season, multiple players found the goal in what was a stellar showing from both offense and defense.
“I thought we played well as a team. We scored a lot of goals, which is what we’ve been working toward, so we are really happy about that,” forward Nicky Deslauriers, a junior, said.
The Owls scored all five of their goals in the first half, plus an own goal from Post. With 20 shots in the first half and nine in the second, the Owls dominated their opponents.
Five different players each scored, with Deslauriers taking the first point off an assist from forward Alexie Rosado, a graduate, and midfielder Emma Noheimer, a freshman.
Rosado earned a goal of her own a few minutes later with an assist by midfielder Shi Reeves, a junior. It was the first goal of the season for both Deslauriers and Rosado.
“We played really well. We were able to connect passes and get a lot of opportunities on net, which was really nice,” Reeves said.
Forward Sydney Myers, a sophomore, brought in her fourth goal of the season unassisted.
This was followed by one from Reeves that came off an assist courtesy of forwards Victoria Vera, a senior, and Angela Filosa, a graduate. It was Reeve’s second goal this season.
Back Caileigh Driscoll, a senior, brought in the Owls’ last goal unassisted, her third goal this season. Goalkeeper Abby Aughe, a senior, stopped two of three shots by Post.
Deslauriers said a strong showing from the offense is key to producing a win.
“That’s a big theme we have been working on; Being able to score six goals is huge,” Deslauriers said.
Reeves said that the team has been working on the accuracy of their shots, which paid off with such a large win.
“I know in past games we’ve had a lot of shots but haven’t been able to score as much as we did today, so it will be really helpful for our next game,” Reeves said.
Head Coach Adam Cohen said that a key strategy for his team is constantly working on small improvements.
“We want to score goals, and today was the most goals we scored so far in a game this season, so that’s a step forward for us,” Cohen said.
On defense, the Owls were also strong, holding off Post with the exception of one goal. In particular, defender Olivia Jones, a junior, took the ball from Post several times and held their scoring attempts at bay.
Cohen said such a powerful and dominant performance from both offense and defense is an encouraging sign he hopes will be the start of higher scores.
“We really have to keep getting better every game, and I feel like we did that today,” Cohen said.
The Owls are back in action with two important conference matchups, first on the road against Assumption University in Massachusetts on Wednesday Oct. 2, and at home against Southern New Hampshire University at 1 p.m. on Sunday Oct. 6.
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