DANBURY, Conn. - Senior midfielder
Myah Croze (Bristol, Conn.) scored both goals and was set up by precise passes from sophomore forward
Suzana Imetovski as the Western Connecticut State University women's soccer team extended its win streak to four games with a 2-1 victory over intra-state rival Eastern Connecticut State University at the Westside Athletic Complex on Wednesday night.
At the 5:41 mark, Croze placed her fourth marker of the season past Warriors' net minder Rachel Hues (Columbia, Conn.) following a scramble in front of the net.
Just 1:13 later, the Bristol Eastern graduate drew closer to Imetovski's team-leading seventh goal with her fifth tally of the season. It was Imetovski's second helper of the night and fifth of her second campaign.
Eastern Connecticut, now 3-3-2 overall and 1-2 in the mighty Little East Conference, was able to cut its deficit in half when Briley Harnois (Attleboro, Mass.) broke down the right side of the field following a swift pass from Lindsay Fishman (South Windsor, Conn.) from about 50 yards away from WestConn relief goalie
Kasey Donnelly (New Milford, Conn.) Harnois' shot went all the way across the goal face and tucked inside the back left corner of the goal. It was her team-leading sixth goal of the season.
The Wolves, now 6-4 overall and undefeated at 3-0 in the LEC, was able to hunker down after the Warriors inched closer and held off the visitors the rest of the way.
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Gia Giorgianni (Easton, Conn.) was credited with the victory after hurling a shut out over the first 45 minutes. She did not have to make a stop as the Warriors were credited with just four shot attempts over 90 minutes.
Donnelly too did not have to make a save for the winners.
Hughes finished with nine saves for the Warriors and withstood 22 WestConn shots in the loss.
WestConn travels to Castleton this Saturday, October 1 to take on the Spartans at 1 pm. Â
ECSU plays host to Keene State College at Alumni Field, at high noon in Willimantic.
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