Women's Soccer Ends Season with 3-1 Postseason Loss at Springfield

Box Score

SCORE: Wheaton 1 - Springfield 3

RECORDS: Wheaton (11-7-1, 4-6 NEWMAC) - Springfield (13-4-1, 8-2 NEWMAC)

LOCATION: Springfield, Mass. (Brock-Affleck Field)

THE RUNDOWN:

The Wheaton College women's soccer team concluded their season with a 3-1 NEWMAC quarterfinal loss at Springfield College this evening. Wheaton ends their season at 11-7-1, while Springfield moves on to the semifinals of the tournament on Thursday, October 1.
Kaleigh Dale put the Pride on the board with the first half's only goal for a 1-0 lead at 16:10. Amanda Wright doubled the hosts' lead in the 58th minute after collecting a cross from Sara Swetland.
Just about 20 minutes later, Jenna Palmer registered Wheaton's only goal of the evening to cut the Springfield advantage to 1, as she used a helper from Jaime Rattenni at 77:15.
Springfield retaliated almost immediately with a Dale insurance goal from Sydney Wine just a minute after Palmer's goal.
Alexa Barbagallo collected 6 saves in the 90-minute effort, while Jackie Davis made 3 in the win.
Dale fired off a game-high 10 shots to lead the field, as Palmer and Chloe Troy paced the Lyons with two shots each.

THE BASICS:

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