MILTON, Mass. – The Endicott women's soccer team controlled play against Curry throughout the entire match to claim an eventual 2-0 victory over the Colonels in CCC action on Saturday afternoon at Walter M. Katz Field.
Scoreless after 45 minutes of play, Endicott senior midfielder Ashley Mueskes (Georgetown, Mass.) finally broke open the shutout at the 46:26 mark of the contest with her team-leading fifth goal of the season.
Mueskes then set up sophomore forward Rachel Hanna (Chelmsford, Mass.) later in the match (68:03) with a perfectly executed cross that was headed home by Hanna for the all-important insurance goal.
Endicott goalkeeper Caroline Armbruster (Stowe, Vt.) continued her fine play of late in net for the Gulls as the sophomore stopped four shots to improve to 5-2-1 overall and record her first shutout of the season.
The Blue and Green outshot Curry 27-10, and also held an 8-3 advantage in corner kicks.
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE
- Mueskes now has four game-winning goals in her career including three this season.
- Endicott fired off his highest shot total of the season at 27 today.
- The Gulls' highest shot margin this season is 24, which came against Nichols in a 6-0 win earlier this year on September 18.
- Endicott is 18-2 overall against Curry in the all-time series that dates back 1999.
- The Gulls have not lost to Curry since September 29, 2007, a 1-0 loss on the road.
- Endicott has won the last ten meetings between the two programs.
FOR THE FOES
- Curry junior goalkeeper Morgan Stott (Dartmouth, Mass.) made 15 saves in the loss, her second highest total in a game this season.
- Junior forward Kaitlyn Lima (New Bedford, Mass.) led the hosts with two shots on goal in the loss.
- The Colonels five shots apiece in each half.
- Curry lost its first home match this season in five tries (4-1).
WHAT'S NEXT
Endicott (6-5-1, 3-1-1 CCC) hosts Tufts University in non-conference action Wednesday, October 14 at 4 p.m. Curry (10-3, 2-3 CCC) returns to action next Wednesday as well when the Colonels welcome Suffolk to its campus at 4 p.m. For the latest on Endicott Athletics, follow the Gulls on social media on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and YouTube.
