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Date: September 24, 2005
Contact: Bill Sodoma

 

Colby women's soccer blanks Trinity, 5-0

WATERVILLE, Maine --- Katie McCabe (Taft School/Watertown, Conn.) and Laura Williamson (Kingswood-Oxford/Manchester, Conn.) both had one goal and one assist to pace the Colby College women's soccer team to a 5-0 victory over Trinity College in New England Small College Athletic Conference action Saturday.

Colby improves to 3-1 overall and 2-1 in the NESCAC, while Trinity falls to 3-2 and 1-2.

The Mules only led 1-0 at halftime when McCabe scored off a pass from Williamson just 9:56 into the game.

Williamson put the Mules up 2-0 about seven minutes into the half off an assist from Liz Morbeck (Lakeside School/Seattle, Wash.).

The McCabe sisters connected on Colby's third goal. Kara McCabe (Taft School/Watertown, Conn.) scored off an assist from her younger sister with about 21 minutes left in the game for a 3-0 lead.

Colby scored just one minute later on a tally by Lauren Goethals (Pomfret School/Needham, Mass.). Amanda Comeau (Gunnery/Southbury, Conn.) had the other goal for the winners.

Liza Benson (Lawrence Academy/Orchid, Fla.) made six saves for the Colby shutout. Tara Finucane (Branford, Conn.) was credited with 10 stops for Trinity.

Colby 5, Trinity 0

Trinity 0#0-----0

Colby 1#4-----5

1st half

C: Katie McCabe (Laura Williamson), 9:56

2nd half

C: Laura Williamson (Liz Morbeck), 51:43

C: Kara McCabe (Katie McCabe), 68:41

C: Lauren Goethals (Laura Pomponi), 69:41

C: Amanda Comeau (Jessica Lueders-Dumont), 78:41

Shots: Trinity 9, Colby 17. Corner kicks: Trinity 3, Colby 3.

Goalies: Tara Finucane (Trinity, 90 minutes, 10 saves); Liza Benson (Colby, 90 minutes, 6 saves).