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CORSAIRS BLANK WILDCATS IN THE RAIN

NORTH DARTMOUTH, MA-A driving rainstorm couldn’t deter the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth’s women’s soccer team from ending their one-match losing streak.

The Corsairs won for the third time in four matches, defeating Johnson & Wales, 3-0, at rainy Cressy Field Thursday afternoon.

Senior midfielder Maura Armstrong started the scoring for UMass Dartmouth at the 16:18 mark. Freshman midfielder Ashley Losi took a corner kick, and Armstrong volleyed it home from eight yards out to give the Corsairs a 1-0 lead.

UMD scored again, with just over nine minutes remaining in the first half. Freshman forward Sarah Killingbeck headed home a corner kick by sophomore midfielder Jackie Erbafina.

Erbafina scored the final goal of the day at the 56:13 mark. After a corner kick, the Wildcats failed to clear the ball, and Erbafina drove home a shot from eight yards out.

UMass Dartmouth out shot JWU, 15-11. Freshman goalkeeper Shawna Howell (Uxbridge, MA/Uxbridge HS) made 10 saves to earn the shutout. Karisa Durkee had six saves for the Wildcats.

“This was a good win, coming off a tough loss Tuesday (2-0 to Roger Williams),” said UMass Dartmouth Head Coach Alex Silva. “We played very well for most of the game. They came out strong at the start of the second half, and carried the play for about 15 minutes, but we weathered the storm. We played better towards the end of the second half.”

The Corsairs improved to 3-1 with the victory, while the Wildcats fell to 3-2 with the defeat. UMass Dartmouth will travel to Eastern Connecticut State for a Little East Conference game Saturday afternoon.

UMASS DARTMOUTH 3, JOHNSON & WALES 0

JOHNSON & WALES          0          0          -           0

UMASS DARTMOUTH        2          1          -           3

1,UMD, Maura Armstrong (Ashley Losi) 16:18

2,UMD, Sarah Killingbeck (Jackie Erbafina) 35:42
3,UMD, Erbafina (unassisted) 56:13

SHOTS: JWU 11, UMD 15. SAVES: JWU, Karisa Durkee 6, UMD, Shawna Howell, 10. CORNER KICKS: JWU 1, UMD 5.

UMASS DARTMOUTH SOCCER