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Date: September 6, 2003
Contact: Bill Sodoma

 

Colby women's soccer rips Husson, 9-0

WATERVILLE, Maine --

Sophomore forward Kristin Schmidt (Lawrence/Littleton, Mass.) had three goals and sophomore midfielder Kaitlin Herlihy (Simsbury/Simsbury, Conn.) added three assists as the Colby College women's soccer team opened the season with an easy 9-0 win over Husson College in a non-conference game Saturday.

Colby (1-0) started five first-year players and all made an immediate impact in the opening half. Libba Cox (Choate Rosemary Hall/Guilford, Conn.) scored her first two collegiate goals in the first 11 minutes of the contest. Laura Williamson (Kingswood Oxford/Manchester, Conn.) added one goal and two assists in her collegiate debut. Liz Morbeck (Lakeside School/Seattle, Wash.), another first-year player, had one goal and one assist.

Kara McCabe (Taft School/Watertown, Conn.) tallied on a penalty kick and sophomore Kelly DeLong (Monson/Monson, Mass.) scored her first collegiate goal for the Mules.

Colby goalkeepers Elizabeth Riley (Thornton Academy/Saco, Maine) and Liza Benson (Lawrence/Orchid, Fla.) each played a half and combined for one save in the shutout.

Colby College 9, Husson 0

Husson 0-0---0

Colby 6-3---9

Scoring:

1: Colby: Libba Cox (Kaitlin Herlihy), 1:28

1: Colby: Cox (Laura Williamson), 10:42

1: Colby: Williamson (Liz Morbeck), 13:28

1: Colby: Kristin Schmidt (Katie Austgen), 15:38

1: Colby: Kara McCabe (penalty kick), 30:36

1: Colby: Kelly DeLong, 44:30

2: Colby: Schmidt (Herlihy), 6:05

2: Colby: Schmidt (Williamson, Herlihy), 19:38

2: Morbeck, 26:35

Shots: Husson 1, Colby 31. Corner kicks: Husson 2, Colby 4. Goalies: Leah Drew (H) 17; Elizabeth Riley (Colby) 0 saves (first half), Liza Benson (Colby) 1 save (second half).