Box Score Amick named Most Outstanding Player of the tournament
NEW HAVEN, Conn. – The Wheaton College women's soccer team captured its second Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Tournament crown in program history defeating Albertus Magnus, 1-0, at Celentano Field.
Lyons' sophomore Tess Weyburne (Maynard, Mass./Maynard) delivered the game-winning goal in the 14th minute beating Falcons' sophomore goalkeeper Maria Case (West Haven, Conn./West Haven) on a breakaway bid after receiving a through ball from classmate Cat Amick (Vashon, Wash./Vashon Island) for her second goal of the season.
At the conclusion of the game, Amick was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player for compiling eight points on three goals and two assists in three games played.
Wheaton's defense clamped down for the remainder of the contest to secure its 14th shutout of the year which ranks tied for ninth all-time in a single season. Sophomore goalkeeper Ali Hinton (Lafayette, Colo./Alexander Dawson School) stopped five shots in the win, while Case recorded seven saves in the loss for Albertus Magnus.
The Lyons outshot the Falcons 18-11 including an 11-7 differential in the second half. Albertus Magnus held a 6-4 advantage in corners, all coming in the final stanza. The hosts nearly tied the game in the 87th minute, but Hinton turned away freshman Kaitlyn Fedumenti's (Stratford, Conn./Bunnell) header to maintain the lead.
Wheaton's season comes to a close at 17-6-2 overall marking the 15th-straight year the Lyons have posted 15 or more victories under 17-year head coach Luis Reis. Albertus Magnus finished its 2013 season with a program record 14 victories (14-5-3). Today's contest was the first-ever meeting between the two squads. The Lyons are now 7-2-0 in the ECAC Tournament winning two championships in four years of ECAC postseason play. Wheaton defeated Middlebury College, 1-0, at home to claim their first-ever ECAC championship in 1999.
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