Box Score THE BASICS
-Score: Clark University 7, Becker College 0
-Records: Clark 2-0, Becker 1-1
-Location: Worcester, MA (Granger Field)
-The Lead: The Cougars created an early lead and never looked back. In their second straight win, Clark's Mia Advocate (Merrick, NY) led the way with two goals. Six of Clark's seven goals were scored in the first half. In goal, Morgan Small (Quakertown, PA) has now had two straight shutouts for the Cougars.
HOW IT HAPPENED
-Clark came out of the gates with the energy they were looking for, creating opportunities and pressuring Becker into costly turnovers. Advocate scored the match's first goal within the first minute of play and followed up with another just moments after. Her second goal was assisted by teammate Taylor Barbieri (Glastonbury, CT). Another Barbieri assist created a goal by Junior Sarah Berube (Wilmington, MA) just over 11 minutes into the match. Jamie Joseph (Cazenovia, NY) found the back of the net five minutes later, off of an assist by Haley Berkowitz (West Hartford, CT). Clark's Abby Souza (Hope, RI) continued the team's hot start and got one by the Becker goalie with just under the 24 minutes remaining. To round out the half, Lila McNamee (Chesire, CT) scored to create a 6-0 lead. In the second half, Clark extended their lead when Bailey Glenn (Middleboro, MA) put one in the net off of the assist by Emma Tziachris (Cumberland, RI).
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
-The Cougars outshot the Hawks 26-0 for the game, with 19 shots being on goal.
-Becker did not have any corner kicks for the match compared to Clark's eight.
-Small played the entire match in net for the Cougars. In net for Becker was Lyndsey Cobb-Wilkins to start and Olivia Sherwood finished as the goalie.
UP NEXT
-Clark's next matchup takes place on Saturday, September 7th. The Cougars travel to Worcester State for an 11:00AM match.
