11/09/2008
NEWMAC Tournament: Women's Soccer Drop Heartbreaker to Wheaton College

Springfield, Mass. - November 8, 2008 - The sixth-seed Clark University women's soccer team had its New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) Tournament championship game hopes dashed in a heartbreaker against second-seed Wheaton College in the semifinals of the conference tournament at Springfield College's Brock-Affleck Field on Saturday.

Sophomore back Alessia Viscomi (Newton, Mass.) scored a goal with 1:05 left in regulation to lift the Wheaton past the Cougars. With the win, the Lyons will meet #1-seeded Springfield College for the NEWMAC title Sunday at Brock-Affleck Field. Earlier today, Springfield defeated #5-seeded MIT, 4-0.

Wheaton is now 16-4-2 overall, while Clark concludes its season at 7-10-1.

Wheaton outshot the Cougars, and had six corner kicks to Clark's none.

But the Lyons could not convert until Viscomi tallied on a failed clearance off a Wheaton corner kick. The goal was unassisted.

Viscomi also made a great defensive effort as she headed away a shot from Clark's Erin Peete, which seemed destined to hit the net. Peete is a freshman forward from Clinton, Mass.

The Cougars' goalkeeper, junior Joanna Clark (Windham, Me.) made an impressive diving save in the first half off a Lyndsey McManus shot to keep things level at zero.

Clark finished the day with three saves, while the Lyon's Lindsay Leddy, a freshman from Warwick, R.I., compiled one save with the win.

Courtesy of Springfield College Sports Information