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Date: October 29, 2005
Contact: Bill Sodoma

 

Colby, Bates tie 2-2 in women's soccer

WATERVILLE, Maine --- Becky Macdonald (Danvers, Mass.) scored on a long shot with 58 seconds left in regulation to help Bates College to a 2-2 overtime tie with Colby College in New England Small College Athletic Conference women's soccer Saturday.

Colby and Bates are both in the NESCAC playoffs. The Mules earned the seventh seed and will play a quarterfinal game at Amherst College on Sunday at noon. Meanwhile, Bates is seeded fifth and will play at fourth-seeded Williams at noon.

Colby (7-2-4, 3-2-4 NESCAC) had two leads in the game. Kara McCabe (Watertown, Conn.) scored off an assist from her sister, Katie McCabe (Watertown, Conn.), just 10:56 into the opening half as the Mules led 1-0 at intermission.

Meg Coffin (Westford, Mass.) tallied unassisted at 7:34 of the second half to tie the game at 1-1.

The Mules went ahead again about seven minutes later when Libba Cox (Guilford, Conn.) scored off an assist from Laura Williamson (Manchester, Conn.).

Macdonald's goal came off an assist from Kim Alexander (Cumberland, Maine). Liza Benson (Orchid, Fla.) stopped 12 shots for Colby, while Nini Spalding (San Francisco, Calif.) made eight saves for Bates (10-3-1, 5-3-1).

Colby 2, Bates 2, OT

Bates 0#2#0#0------2

Colby 1#1#0#0------2

1st half

C: Kara McCabe (Katie McCabe), 7:34

2nd half

B: Meg Coffin, 52:34

C: Libba Cox (Laura Williamson), 59:22

B: Becky Macdonald (Kim Alexander), 89:02

Shots: Bates 14, Colby 10. Corner kicks: Bates 2, Colby 3.

Goalies: Nini Spalding (Bates, 110 minutes, 8 saves); Liza Benson (Colby, 110 minutes, 12 saves).