WEST HARTFORD, Conn. - Freshman forward
Madelyn Dwyer (Poughquag, N.Y.) broke a 1-1 tie with an unassisted goal in the 68th minute to lead the visiting Western Connecticut State University to a 4-1 victory over the University of Saint Joseph Blue Jays in women's soccer action this evening. WestConn improves to 3-3-1 with its second win in three days, while the Blue Jays drop to 2-4. The Wolves had four goal scorers in the game, while junior goalkeeper
Gracen Regan (Monroe, N.J.) needed to make just one save. WestConn will visit Sage next on Thursday at 6 p.m.
WestConn peppered Blue Jay goalie Erika Horne with shots from the start and junior Abby Corcoran (Newington, Conn.) started the scoring with a goal from senior
Hannah Blacher (Allendale, N.J.) in the 16th minute. St. Joseph scored on its first shot and only shot-on-goal of the first half when Alana Picard scored from Christina Quitoni and Julia Loughman just 1:11 later. Regan made her lone save in the 50th minute, and Dwyer netted the clincher at the end of a series of Wolves' shots and corner kicks over a five-minute span. WestConn juniors
Shannon Anderson (New Milford, Conn.) and
Morgan Fontaine (Stamford, Conn.) added insurance goals in the closing minutes. The Wolves outshot the Blue Jays, 25-6, while Horne and Madison Corcoran made five apiece for St. Joseph.