CHICOPEE, Mass. – The Emmanuel Saints women's soccer team kept their high-octane offense rolling on Wednesday night, picking up a 5-0 win over the Elms Blazers in Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) play from Leary Field.
The Saints unbeaten start to 2024 moves them to 7-0-1 (5-0-1 GNAC), as they have posted at least three goals in a match in all eight games to open the year. The Blazers, who sat in third place in the GNAC entering the night, drop to 4-5-0 (4-2-0 GNAC) in the loss.
Emmanuel opened the scoring in the 18
th minute with junior
Liz McCormick scoring off an assist by junior
Sarah Dullaghan, giving the Saints a 1-0 lead. The McCormick-Dullaghan duo would combine again in the 33
rd minute, doubling the Saints edge.
Dullaghan got in on the scoring in the 40
th minute, putting away a goal, assisted by junior
Maya Daryanani, giving the Saints a 3-0 lead, which held until the half.
Despite 21 shots on goal, it wasn't until the final three minutes that the Saints found the back of the net again. Junior
Annebel Balogh de Galantha and first-year
Reese Cromwell found tallies in the 88
th and 90
th minutes, respectively, on the way to the 5-0 final.
Dullaghan's four-point night gives her a GNAC-leading 30 points, including a conference-best 13 goals this season. The third-year forward has scored in all eight Saints games this season. McCormick's pair of first-half goals give her six this season, to go along with seven assists.
Balogh de Galantha's late tally gives her four goals on the season while Cromwell's goal in the final seconds gives her two goals in her opening season with the Saints.
First-year
Teigan Robie posted another shutout victory, making one save on the night, improving to 5-0-0 this year. Blazers graduate goalie
Hailey Magierowski matched a season-high with 16 saves but falls to 4-3-0 in the loss.
The Saints return to play for their second match of a three-game road trip, traveling to Rivier on Saturday, Sept. 28, for a 3:00 p.m. GNAC match. The Blazers continue a four-game homestand on Saturday, welcoming Lasell to Leary Field for a 2:00 p.m. match on Homecoming Weekend.
