09/17/2008
Women's Soccer Drops Second Straight; Falls to Trinity

Hartford, Conn. - The Clark University women's soccer team dropped its second straight game with a 5-0 loss to Trinity College in non-conference action on Wednesday afternoon. Trinity improves to 4-0, its best start since 2003, while the Cougars drop to 2-3.

Freshman midfielder Jenny Ley (Warwick, R.I.) scored two goals and assisted on a third to lead the Bantams.

Ley opened the scoring on a breakaway eight minutes into the contest and fed sophomore midfielder Morgan Sackman (Sleepy Hollow, N.Y.) from the left wing for a blast into the upper right corner from 20 yards away in the 37th minute. The Bantams went ahead, 3-0, at the half when senior co-captain back Devin Nwanagu (Westborough, Mass.) converted on a penalty kick with two minutes on the clock. Trinity senior back Amelia Shister (Mamaroneck, N.Y.) had sent a perfect ball up the right sideline to junior midfielder Sarah Basile (North Granby, Conn.), who was fouled in the box before she could get off a shot to set up the penalty chance. Shister and freshman forward Leigh Howard (Bethany, Conn.) assisted Ley on her second goal on a breakaway in the 51st minute, and Howard accounted for the final tally with a rocket from 28 yards out.

Trinity outshot the Cougars, 17-4, and goalies Emily Weedon (Wellesley, Mass.) and Lily Pepper (Princeton Junction, N.J.) combined on the shutout with a save apiece. Junior Joanna Clark (Windham, Maine) and freshman Kellie Barile (Lynn, Mass.) combined for three stops for Clark in goal.

Clark plays host to Brandeis University on Saturday (Noon).

Courtesy of Trinity College Sports Information