10/04/2008
Murrone Leads Women's Soccer Past WPI, 1-0

Worcester, MA ---= Kristen Murrone (Middletown, CT) scored the only goal of the game with 8:24 remaining to propel Clark to a 1-0 shutout over host WPI in NEWMAC women's soccer action on Saturday morning. With the result, the Cougars improve to 5-4 overall and 2-0 in conference play. WPI slips to 5-6 on the year and 0-2 in NEWMAC play.

Murrone received a pass from Julie Rizzo (Westboro, MA) inside the 18-yard box. She proceeded to dribble past the WPI goalie but had her initial shot blocked by WPI back Kat Kulzer (Troy, NY). Murrone collected her own rebound and deposited the ball in the net for her second tally of the season.

Prior to Murrone's goal, the match was a tightly-contested defensive affair with few clear scoring opportunities. On the day, Clark enjoyed a 13-8 advantage in shots while taking all five of the games corner kicks.

Joanna Clark (Windham, ME) made five saves en route to posting her fifth shutout of the season for the Cougars. Abaigeal Caras (Essex, CT) turned away seven shots in net for the Engineers.

Both teams are back in action on Tuesday with conference matches. WPI will travel to Wheaton for a 4:00pm game while Clark hosts Springfield at 6:30pm.

Courtesy of WPI Sports Information