NEW LONDON, Conn. – The Dean College women's soccer team picked up a historic victory on Tuesday afternoon, scoring ten goals in their Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) shutout victory over Mitchell College. With the win, Dean swift improves to 4-12-1 (3-7-1 GNAC), while the Mariners drip to 0-16-0 (0-11-0 GNAC).
Notables:
-The Bulldogs' 10-0 victory is their largest margin of victory in program history, surpassing their previous best on October 18
th, 2019 (9-0 vs. Mitchell).
-Eight different players scored for the Bulldogs, including multi-goal games for senior
Kacie Consolini (Stafford Springs, Conn.) and sophomore Colleen McIntyre (Southwick, Mass.).
-Four different players scored their first career goals and nearly 78 percent of Dean's roster participated in the contest.
How it Happened:
-Dean wasted little time getting on the scoreboard. Consolini scored twice in the opening three minutes, giving the Bulldogs an early advantage.
Zia Lear (Griswold, Conn.) followed with a goal at 6:25 to extend their lead.
-First-year
Liz Serrano (Magnolia, Del.) continued her impressive rookie season. She found the net at 28:15 to give Dean a four-score lead.
-McIntyre scored in the closing minutes of the first half, sending Dean into the break with a 5-0 lead.
-The Bulldogs continued their offensive pressure in the second half. Senior defender
Lainey Buffington (Plainfield, Conn.) scored her first career goal just 1:38 after the restart, making it 6-0 in favor of the visitors.
-Shortly after,
Lydia Fernandes (Warren, R.I.) converted a pass from Lear at 59:53 to score her first career goal and extend the advantage to 7-0.
-McIntyre added her second goal of the afternoon at 74:20, setting the stage for another pair of first career goals. The first was scored by
Meaghan Cunningham (Taunton, Mass.) at 77:04.
Keira Brault (Hopedale, Mass.) followed suit at 79:17, capping the afternoon's scoring.
-Dean outshot Mitchell 35-3, including a 20-1 advantage in shots on goal, and earned eight corner kicks while allowing none. Goalkeepers
Danielle Reinhard (Las Vegas, Nev.),
Chloe Murdock (Milford, Mass.), and
Gianna Smith (Douglas, Mass.) combined for the shutout, with Reinhard making Dean's lone save.
Standouts:
-McIntyre (2 Goals, Assist, 2 SOG, 4 Total Shots)
-Consolini (2 Goals, 4 SOG, 8 Total Shots)
-Fernandes, Cunningham, Brault (1
st Career Goal)
-Reinhard, Murdock, Smith (Combined Shutout)
Next Up:
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SENIOR DAY: Saturday, October 24
th, 11:00AM vs. Colby-Sawyer College (GNAC Contest / Grant Field)
For Media Inquiries:
Brett Chaves
Sports Information Director, Dean College Athletics
(508) 541-1826
BChaves@dean.edu
