Women’s Soccer Soars Past Newbury, 4-0

Box Score

CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – Elms College junior midfielder Erica Griffo (Syracuse, N.Y.) netted a goal and added a pair of assists to help pace the Blazers to a 4-0 victory over Newbury College in Saturday afternoon's New England Collegiate Conference (NECC) opener for both teams at Pine Manor College.

With the win, Elms improves to 2-5 on the season, 1-0 in conference action, while Newbury falls to 1-4 overall, 0-1 in NECC play.

After 25 minutes of scoreless action, Elms' junior midfielder Amanda Alvarado (Springfield, Mass.) put the Blazers on the board when she capitalized on a rebounded shot for her first goal of the 2010 campaign.

Ten minutes later, Blazers' junior forward Jennifer Killion (Cambridge, Mass.) found the back of the net when she punched a pass from Griffo to the right side of the net from six yards out, giving Elms a 2-0 lead before intermission.

In the 69^th minute of play, Griffo set up freshman defender Allyson Witaszek (Feeding Hills, Mass.) who scored her first collegiate goal on a soft shot past the keeper from six yards out, upping the advantage to 3-0.

Griffo then capped the scoring when she corralled a well-placed through ball from freshman midfielder Hayley Zisk (Baldwinville, Mass.) and scorched downfield for a breakaway goal.

Elms' junior net minder Kelly Callahan (Monson, Mass.) earned the shutout victory, notching five saves, all of which occurred in the first 45 minutes of play.

The Blazers outshot Newbury 20-8 and held the Nighthawks to just one shot in the second half.

Elms returns to non-conference action on Tuesday, Sept. 28 when it hosts Framingham State University at 7:00 p.m. at Leary Field.