CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- The top-seeded Lesley University women's soccer team (17-1-1, 9-0-0 NECC) will host second-seeded Elms College (11-8-1, 8-1 NECC) for the NECC Championship tomorrow at 4:00p at Buckingham, Browne, and Nichols. The game will be a rematch of the 2011 NECC title game when the Blazers topped the Lynx 1-0 at BB&N.
NEW ENGLAND COLLEGIATE CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS
No. 2 Elms College Blazers @ No. 1 Lesley University Lynx
4:00p – Saturday, November 2, 2013
Edward Field - Buckingham, Browne, and Nichols – Cambridge, Mass.
*A FAN VAN will be available for Lesley students who wish to attend the game. Please meet at the corner of Massachusetts Avenue and Mellen Street at 3:30p if you wish to get on.
Scouting Elms:
The Blazers are winners of five in a row and nine of their last ten. The offense has been hot in the NECC tournament, as they blew by Becker College, 5-0, in the First Round and advanced to the NECC Championship after a 3-0 win over Bay Path in the Semifinal Round. Michelle Rossignol, who has 11 goals on the season, has added two tally's in each of their postseason matches.
Scouting Lesley:
Lesley looks to make it two straight NECC titles. After earning a First Round bye as the top-seed, Lesley faced off with fourth-seeded Regis College in their Semifinal match. Lynx junior Marysol Flores broke a 1-1 tie with just 37 seconds remaining to send Lesley to their sixth consecutive NECC Championship match. Juniors Alexis Giusti and Hannah Landerholm each have 11 goals on the year for the Lynx to lead the offense.
Previous Matchup:
Lesley sophomore Isabella connected with a header just 2:47 into the first overtime to lift the Lynx to a 1-0 win over Elms in their only regular season matchup of the season. The Lynx outshot the Blazers 20-6 during the affair, but Elms goalkeeper Alexa Rinaudo came up big, making ten saves.
What's at stake:
The winner of the match will earn the NECC's automatic qualifying bid to the NCAA Tournament.