WORCESTER, Mass. – In a battle of top 25 teams in the nation, No. 22 Clark women's soccer (3-1-0) dropped their first match of the season by a 4-1 margin to Tufts (2-0-0) in a non-conference match on Wednesday afternoon from Granger Field.

First-year Cassandra Trevino registered her first career goal early in the second half with an assist from junior Siobhan Lounsbury. Senior netminder Morgan Small ended the game with a season-high 10 saves and came one save short of her career-high she set against Curry in 2019.  

How it Happened

• Small recorded her first save of the match in the ninth minute when Liz Reed of Tufts fired a shot on goal that was stopped and registered another save in the 11th minute on a shot attempt from Hannah Isenhart.
• The Jumbos took a 1-0 shortly after on a goal from Kylie Metcalf that was assisted by Ameer Margaux and created a few more chances after the goal, but Small again came up big for the Cougars with a pair of timely saves.
• After two more great saves from Small in the 28th and 32nd minute, Tufts pushed their lead to 2-0 with a goal from Melina McDevitt in the 43rd minute on a pass from Abbi Adler as the scarlet and white trailed by that margin at the half.
• The Cougars offense came out ready to attack early in the second half and cut the lead in half on a nice cross in the box from Lounsbury after stealing the ball from Tufts that found the foot of Trevino and the first-year beat the goalie right in the 49th minute.
• After another Small save on Reed, first-year Isabella Ramirez and sophomore Imani Salazar both recorded shots on target that were stopped by Hayley Bernstein.
• The Jumbos pushed the lead back to two goals in the 65th minute on a penalty shot goal from Maddie Pero that just beat Small to the left.
• Sophomore Anika Floeck then put a shot on goal in the 67th minute that was saved and Small recorded another save in the 70th, but Tufts added another goal on a shot from Ameer Margaux in the 70th minute and was the final score of the game.

Inside the Box Score

• The Cougars attempted nine shots in the match, with four going on goal.
• The Lounsbury assist was her second of the season and her career.
• Clark earned three corners and Small came up with six first half saves and four in the second.

What's Next

The Cougars are back in action on Saturday when they open NEWMAC play with a home match against MIT beginning at 1:00 p.m. from Granger Field.