WEST HARTFORD, Conn.- The No. 4 seed Gordon College women's soccer team fell at top-seeded Hartford 3-0 in the Conference of New England Tournament semifinals Tuesday evening. With the result, the Fighting Scots' unbeaten run comes to a halt at eight matches as they concluded the campaign with a 9-6-3 overall record.
THE BASICS:
Score: Gordon 0, Hartford 3
Records: Fighting Scots (9-6-3) | Hawks (12-3-1)
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- Hartford struck first to seize a 1-0 lead in the 16th minute. Taylor Freimuth netted her team-leading 11th goal of the season while Anastasia Nerney chalked up her seventh assist.
- The Hawks doubled their advantage to 2-0 in the 19th minute as Olivia Fuimara headed in her fourth marker of the year.
- The home side tacked on its third goal of the game in the 56th minute to stretch the gap to 3-0. Anastasia Nerney bagged her third tally of the fall and Olivia Fuimara recorded her third assist.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE:
- Eowyn Lapp (Saratoga Springs, N.Y.) fired a game-high seven shot attempts and Willow Forbes-Smith (Bridgewater, Mass.) racked up six shots.
- Sophomore goalkeeper Ivy Daniel (Aurora, Colo.) finished with two saves in her 16th start of the year.
- Gordon produced 15 shot attempts while Hartford generated seven shots on the night.
CNE CHAMPIONSHIP MATCHUP:
With a win Tuesday, Hartford advances to its third-consecutive Conference of New England Tournament championship match. The top-seeded Hawks will host the winner of the semifinal matchup between Suffolk and Roger Williams in the CNE Tournament finals November 7.
