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Date: September 10, 2005
Contact: Bill Sodoma

 

Colby women's soccer opens season with win over Tufts

WATERVILLE, Maine --- Laura Williamson (Kingswood-Oxford/Manchester, Conn.) scored her 25th collegiate goal and added an assist to lead the Colby College women's soccer team to a 2-0 season-opening victory over Tufts University in New England Small College Athletic Conference play Saturday.

Williamson, who is just a junior, now has 25 goals and nine assists for 59 career points and moved into a tie for fourth place on Colby's all-time scoring list. Williamson also moved into third place on the goal scoring list behind Christine O'Donnell '03 (43 goals) and Kim Waldron '99 (29 goals). Williamson scored off a header from a pass from Katie McCabe (Taft School/Watertown, Conn.) at the 19:46 of the first half.

Liz Morbeck (Lakeside School/Seattle, Wash.) got the other goal with just under eight minutes remaining off an assist from Williamson.

Liza Benson (Lawrence Academy/Orchid, Fla.) stopped 11 shots for the Colby (1-0, 1-0 NESCAC) shutout. Annie Ross (Newton South/Newton, Mass.) made six saves for Tufts (0-1, 0-1).

Colby 2, Tufts 0

Tufts 0#0-----0

Colby 1#1-----2

Scoring

1st half

C: Laura Williamson (Katie McCabe), 19:46

2nd half

C: Liz Morbeck (Williamson), 82:38

Shots: Tufts 14, Colby 11. Corner kicks: Tufts 6, Colby 3.

Goalies: Annie Ross (Tufts, 60 minutes, 6 saves); Liza Benson (Colby, 60 minutes, 11 saves).