About The Team 

Established in 1986, the women's soccer team has enjoyed unprecedented success during the past five seasons. Since 2004, the Blazers have recorded 57 victories, earned five straight conference tournament berths, and had 22 players named all-conference.

In 1999, the Blazers won the North Atlantic Conference (NAC) Championship - the first soccer title in school history, and in 2006, they posted the program's first-ever 14-win season en route to the regular season conference title.

Under the guidance of first-year head coach Kevin Meek, the Blazers won six of their final 10 games of the season en route to a nine-win season and an impressive 7-1 mark in league play, capturing the second seed for the 2009 New England Collegiate Conference (NECC) Championship tournament.

Senior forward Krystyna Gagne (Methuen, Mass.) netted a single-season career-high 15 goals and finished her career with a program record 44 goals. Gagne, who scored all five of the team’s goals against Becker, was named First Team All-NECC, along with junior midfielder Alison Couture (Chicopee, Mass.) and senior defender Justine Pereira (Ludlow, Mass.). Couture was second on the team in scoring with seven goals, five of which came during league action. Pereira anchored the Blazers’ defensive third of the field, helping Elms secure six shutout victories on the season.

Freshman goalkeeper Molly Corse (Bernardston, Mass.) was named All-NECC Honorable Mention. The first-year net-minder collected 131 saves and posted seven shutouts, five against conference competition.

In addition to competing in the NECC, the Blazers are also members of the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) and National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA).