BRIGHTON, Mass. – Simmons soccer's (2-3-1) two-game win streak came to a halt at the hands of non-conference Curry College (4-2-0) at Daly Field on Wednesday evening.
The Colonels made their presence known and kept the pressure on the Sharks from the beginning with back-to-back goals. However, despite Curry maintaining possession in their offensive zone for the majority of the first half, the Simmons defense battled, keeping the ball from reaching the net.
Junior goalkeeper Marita Nothacker rejected eight shots on net in the first half, before Curry was able to break the tie in the 38th minute. With under 10 minutes to play in the half, the Colonels' Sydney Resendes found Smanatha Borges coming up the near side of the field for her fifth goal of the season and put Curry up, 1-0.
Simmons emerged from the locker room at the start of the second half with renewed energy and their best scoring opportunity of the night. Running up the nearside of the field three minutes into the period, first-year Emma McEwan ripped a bullet towards the lower quadrant of the goal. But Colonels goalkeeper Hanna Correa came up with the save to preserve the shutout.
With under 10 minutes remaining in the game, Curry added an insurance goal off the foot of Resendes. Sprinting up the middle of the field, Resendes added a goal to her first half assist to put the Colonels up, 2-0.
SIMMONS HIGHLIGHTS
- Junior goalkeeper Marita Nothacker registered 13 saves – one shy of her career single-game high.
- Playing 61 minutes along the Shark back line, junior defender Mo Grant quieted many Colonels scoring opportunities along with first-year Courtney Sweeney, who played 81 minutes.
- First-year midfielder Emma McEwan recorded the lone shot on net for the Sharks in the second half of the play.
GAME NOTES
- Simmons drops to 0-2 all-time against Curry.
- The Colonels won the possession battle, 60% to 40%, and edged out the Sharks, 11-1 on corners.
UP NEXT
Simmons returns to conference play on Saturday, September 17 when they face defending GNAC Champion, Johnson & Wales in Providence, R.I. at 1 p.m.