Emmanuel College Women's Soccer Win 2007 Championship
November 4, 2007 - The Emmanuel Women's Soccer Team defeated Emerson College, 4-1, winning the program's second GNAC Championship and earning an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. After being rained out on Saturday, the conference championship game was moved to Sunday and played on the turf at Dilboy Stadium in Somerville, MA.
November 4, 2007 - The Emmanuel Women's Soccer Team defeated
Emerson College, 4-1, winning the program's second GNAC
Championship and earning an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.
After being rained out on Saturday, the conference championship
game was moved to Sunday and played on the turf at Dilboy Stadium
in Somerville, MA.
The 3rd-seeded Lions (13-4-4) struck first, when Emerson's
freshman midfielder Lisa Viccione (Meridian, CT) completed a
penalty kick at 24:40. The Saints trailed, 1-0 for the next twelve
minutes, before sophomore defender Hillary Mota (Rehoboth, MA) tied
the game. Mota netted a long ball from outside the box on the left
side at 36:50. Mota was assisted by freshman defender Meghan Long
(Smithfield, RI). Both teams played evenly for the remainder of the
first half and entered halftime with the score knotted at 1-1. The
Lions and the Saints matched each other with both teams taking 5
shots apiece in the opening stanza.
The second half opened with Emmanuel dominating the offense. The
Saints scored quickly, just 13 minutes into the half, when senior
midfielder Caitlin Egan (Milford, MA) was assisted by freshman
forward Amber Di Nucci (Assonet, MA) on a goal that eventually held
up as the game-winner. Di Nucci found her own offense just ten
minutes later, scoring on a header assisted by Long, and giving
Emmanuel a 3-1 advantage. Sophomore forward Stephanie Levesque
(Auburn, MA) capped off the Saints' scoring with the unassisted
fourth and final goal at 79:30. Junior goalkeeper Laureyn Furtney
(Barrington, NH) made 4 saves in net for Emmanuel.
The 4-1 victory gave the Saints the programs' second GNAC title
and an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. Three players from
Emmanuel were selected to the All-Tournament Team. They included
Hillary Mota, Stephanie Levesque, and sophomore midfielder Kate
McKenna (Holyoke, MA). Rookie Amber Di Nucci was voted the
tournament's Most Valuable Player.
Courtesy: Emmanuel Athletic Communications
