BOSTON, Mass. - The Western Connecticut State University Wolves dropped a 1-0 decision against the University of Massachusetts-Boston Beacons in Little East Conference (LEC) women's soccer action this afternoon at James Cotter Field. WestConn, which outshot the Beacons, 17-8, fall to 4-2-5 overall and 2-1-1 in the LEC, and UMass Boston improves to 3-4-3 overall and 2-0-1 in the league. The Wolves will host conference rival Eastern Connecticut next on Wednesday, October 7 at 6 p.m.
UMass Boston scored the game's only goal on the first shot of the contest in the sixth minute off the foot of Daniella Celotto. The Wolves got off four shots-on-goal in the first half but each saved by Beacon goalie Janiya Matier. In the second half, senior goalkeeper
Gracen Regan (Monroe, N.J.) made two saves for the Wolves and Matier had four more for the Beacons. WestConn junior
Shannon Anderson (New Milford, Conn.) and sophomore
Madelyn Dwyer (Poughquag, N.Y.) combined for 11 shots between them.
