Box Score NORTON, MA- After playing a hand in both of the
nationally-ranked Wheaton College women's soccer team's goals on
Saturday, senior Lyndsey McManus (Marshfield,
MA/Marshfield) provided two markers and two assists during
the Lyons' 5-0 win over regionally-ranked Husson University on
Sunday in Mirrione Stadium.
Wheaton, which is ranked 13th nationally and second in New
England by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America
(NSCAA), improved to 9-1 thanks to its best offensive output of the
season. The Eagles, ranked ninth in the region, slipped to 6-3.
McManus set a career high with six points while matching her
personal-best goal and assist totals, as she last netted a pair of
markers in the 2007 New England Women's and Men's Athletic
Conference (NEWMAC) Tournament final. Senior Rosie Levy
(Torrance, CA/Chadwick School) and freshmen Cassey Muse (Candia, NH/Central) and Brittany Odgers
(Roseland, NJ/West Essex) also scored.
In net, sophomore Lindsay Leddy (Warwick, RI/Wheeler
School) made two stops for the Lyons before giving way to
classmate Erin Cawley (West Springfield, MA/West
Springfield), who turned aside one Husson shot in a little
more than 16 minutes. Junior Rozlyn Petersen (Newport,
ME/Nokomis Regional) recorded 10 saves for the Eagles,
including seven in the opening half, when Wheaton totaled a 16-1
advantage in shots.
The Blue and White broke on the board after just 10:09, when
junior Christina Bertrand (Agawam, MA/Cathedral)
touched the ball to McManus, who blasted a shot into the lower
right corner of the net and past a diving Petersen. Soon after
Petersen made a diving save to deny her header, McManus sent a
breakout pass toward Odgers, who collected a mis-struck clearing
attempt by a charging Petersen and scored from 20 yards out on an
open net at 21:01.
Muse netted her team-leading ninth goal of the fall at 50:25,
cutting to the net and tapping home a McManus cross, and Leddy kept
the game scoreless by scooping away junior Megan LaJoie's
(Van Buren, ME/Van Buren) header in the 52nd minute.
Late in the 60th minute, Lyon freshman Samantha Cronin's
(Wethersfield, CT/Wethersfield) corner kick found McManus,
who volleyed the ball into the upper left corner at 59:57 beyond
Petersen and a defender. Levy found the back of the net at 67:03
after knocking down an attempted defensive clear in the box. Cawley
preserved the shutout with 40 seconds remaining, moving to her
right to deny LaJoie's shot.
The Lyons continue a three-game homestand by squaring off with
Lesley University on Thursday at 4:00 p.m.