MANSFIELD, Conn. - Senior
Myah Croze (Bristol, Conn.) scored the game's only goal in the 78th minute to lead the visiting Western Connecticut State University Wolves to a 1-0 victory over the Eastern Connecticut State University Warriors in Little East Conference (LEC) women's soccer action this evening at Rick McCarthy Field. WestConn improves to 7-4-4 overall and 4-0-1 with their fifth consecutive victory. The Warriors drop to 4-5-1 overall and 1-3-1 in the league. The Wolves, which have outscored their opponents, 25-0, over its five-game winning streak, will host conference foe UMass-Boston in their next game on Saturday at 3 p.m.
WestConn dominated play, outshooting the Warriors, 26-3, and earning 11 corner kicks to just one for the home team. Emily Wallace kept Eastern Connecticut in the game with 16 saves, but WestConn rookie goalkeeper
Gracen Regan (Monroe N.J.) improved to 5-3-3 with her second solo shutout, finishing tonight's contest with two stops. Regan made her second save early in the second half to keep the game scoreless, and Croze broke through with the clincher on a rebound after Wallace had to dive to stop a shot by Wolves sophomore back
Kaylee Tackson (Thompson, Conn.) who credited with an assist on the play. WestConn's defense held the Warriors to one shot that sailed high and one corner kick the rest of the way.