BOSTON, Mass. – With all the offensive coming in the second half, two goals were enough to pave the way for the Emerson Lions to take a 2-1 win from the Simmons Sharks Wednesday night. The win pushes the Lions to 6-2-2 on the year and 4-1-2 in the GNAC while Simmons drops to 5-6 and 4-3 in the conference.

The first half was a defensive showcase as both sides stalemated each other on offense through the first 45. The Sharks outshot the Lions six to five in the half with Allie Altman coming up with three huge saves off shots by Justine Beauchamp (Exeter, N.H.) and Greer Gilbert (Falmouth, Mass.) to keep it 0-0 headed into halftime.

The second half seemed to be headed in the same direction as well until Constanza Prandoni laced a ball into the box where it found Christine White for a tap in to give the Lions a1-0 lead. The Sharks wasted no time though as two minutes later, they struck back off a corner kick by Kristyn Heuslein (Manchester, N.H.), which saw just enough spin inwards to bend on Altman who wasn't able to haul it in to tie the game.

Coming down to the final 15 minutes of the game, it looked deadlocked again until Alyssa Giannone took a free kick that she placed perfectly in the box. After a high bounce, Marissa Iamartino was able to pounce on its downswing for a tap in shot to lift the Lions to a 2-1 victory.

Next up the Lions will travel to Emmanuel this Saturday where they'll set to play the Saints at 3 p.m. in Boston. The Sharks return to the field on Saturday afternoon, when they host Anna Maria at 1:00 p.m.