THE BASICS:
-Score: Assumption 2, Saint Michael's 0
-Records: Assumption (4-4-0, 3-2-0 NE10), Saint Michael's (1-5-1, 0-4-1 NE10)
-Location: Worcester, Mass. (Multi-Sport Stadium)
-The Lead: Kallie Villemaire (Plattsburgh, N.Y. / Beekmantown) scored two second-half goals as the Assumption Greyhounds defeated the Saint Michael's Purple Knights 2-0 on Wednesday afternoon at the Multi-Sport Stadium.
HOW IT HAPPENED:
-At the 66:13 mark, Villemaire took possession of the ball from the defender. She then brought the ball out to center field, turned, and fired a shot into the top left corner to put the Hounds up 1-0.
-Villemaire scored again at the 86:17 mark. After teammate Sydney Huckabee (Akron, Ohio / Archbishop Hoban) sent a through ball to the left side, Villemaire took the ball and sent it into the bottom right corner of the net to put the Hounds up 2-0.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS:
-Assumption held a 23-2 shot advantage, in which the Hounds outshot Saint Michael's, 10-0, in the first-half. Assumption also held a 9-1 edge in corner kicks, which included a 5-0 advantage in the first half.
-Villemaire has now scored in five out of seven games and leads the team with eight goals. She had seven shots throughout the contest.
-Katie Hammer (Greenlawn, N.Y. / Harborfields) made her first start this season and third of her collegiate career. She made one save and earned the shutout, improving to 1-0-0 on the year. Purple Knight's goalkeeper Liz Vallatini made nine saves but fell to 1-3-0 on the year.
UP NEXT:
The Hounds are on the road on Saturday, Septermber 29, and will face Franklin Pierce starting at 7 p.m.
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