2024 Women's Soccer News
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40 Lesley Student-Athletes Placed on Fall NAC All-Academic Team
January 24, 2025CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - Lesley University placed 40 student-athletes on the North Atlantic Conference (NAC) Fall All-Academic Team announced by the conference on Friday. To be eligible for the NAC Fall NAC All-Academic Team, student-athletes must be participating members of their respective teams and achieve a cumulative grade point average of 3.5 or higher on a 4.0 scale. -
Kalou Named to NEWISA DIII All-New England Third Team
January 24, 2025CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - Senior forward Abby Kalou (Chicago, Ill.) was named to the New England Women's Intercollegiate Soccer Association (NEWISA) Division III All-New England Third Team as announced by the organization Friday.
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Women's Soccer Names 2025 Team Captains
January 13, 2025CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - The Lesley University women's soccer program has announced its four team captains for the 2025 season. The Lynx will be led by Zoe Curtaz (Novato, Calif.), Madeline Duskocy (Ellington, Conn.), Madison Reed (Burlingame, Calif.), and Rachel Weinzimer (Woodland Hills, Calif.).
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Kalou Selected to NEWISA Senior Bowl
November 27, 2024CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - Abby Kalou (Chicago, Ill.) will represent Lesley University at the 2024 New England Women's Intercollegiate Soccer Association (NEWISA) Senior Bowl, as recently announced by the organization. This year's Senior Bowl is tentatively set to be played on the first weekend of December at Clark University's Granger Athletic Complex in Worcester, Mass.
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Four Lynx Named to Women's Soccer CSC Academic All-District Team
November 20, 2024CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - Four Lesley University women's soccer student-athletes - midfielder Zoe Curtaz (Novato, Calif.), defender Isabella Danna (Miami, Fla.), forward Abby Kalou (Chicago, Ill.), and defender Rachel Weinzimer (Woodland Hills, Calif.) were named to the College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District Team, as announced by the organization.
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Six From Women's Soccer Earn NAC Postseason Honors
November 07, 2024CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - The Lesley University women's soccer team saw six student-athletes earn postseason North Atlantic Conference (NAC) honors, including a conference-best four named to the NAC East Division All-Conference First Team. The First Team honorees were Abby Kalou (Chicago, Ill.), Zoe Curtaz (Novato, Calif.), Annika Gnesda (Chico, Calif.), and Isabella Danna (Miami, Fla.). The Lynx also saw Rachel Weinzimer (Woodland Hills, Calif.) named to the East Division All-Conference Second Team, and Madison Roy (St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands) was placed on the NAC Sportsmanship Team as announced by the conference earlier this afternoon.
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NAC SEMIFINALS: Lesley Battles Against Husson for Trip to NAC Championship
November 03, 2024CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - The No. 2 seeded Lesley University women's soccer team looks to keep the momentum going after Saturday's thrilling victory in a penalty shootout over No.3 seeded Maine Maritime when the Lynx meet up with the No. 1 seeded Husson University Eagles on Sunday, November 3 at 1 p.m. in the North Atlantic Conference (NAC) semifinals.
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NAC SEMIFINALS: Women's Soccer Season Comes to an End Falling to Husson, 3-0
November 03, 2024BANGOR, Maine - The No. 2 seeded Lesley University women's soccer team saw its 2024 season come to a close after falling to No.1 seeded Husson University, 3-0, in Sunday's North Atlantic Conference (NAC) semifinals matchup.
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NAC QUARTERFINALS: We're Moving on! Lesley Tops Maine Maritime In Penalty Kick Shootout
November 02, 2024BANGOR, Maine - In a game where regulation and two overtime periods were not enough, the Lesley University Lynx and Maine Maritime Mariners settled their North Atlantic Conference (NAC) quarterfinals matchup in penalty kicks. After a Mayako Brown miss, it was all up to Sacha Porter (Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif.), who buried her shot for the 5-4 win in penalty kicks.
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NAC QUARTERFINALS: Lesley Opens Up Against Maine Maritime
November 01, 2024CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - The No. 2 seeded Lesley University women's soccer team looks to capture the North Atlantic Conference (NAC) Championship when the squad kicks off the conference tournament with a matchup against No.3 seeded Maine Maritime Academy. Kickoff is slated for 2:30 p.m. at No. 1 seeded Husson University.
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Lesley Ends Regular Season on High Note With 6-0 Win Over Mass. Maritime
October 30, 2024LEXINGTON, Mass. -In its regular season finale, the Lesley University women's soccer team blanked Mass. Maritime, 6-0 Wednesday evening. With the win, the Lynx finished the regular season at 10-6-2 and have now finished with at least 10 or more wins since 2007.
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Lesley Finishes Conference Play With 3-3 Tie Against Maine Maritime Academy
October 26, 2024LEXINGTON, Mass. - In a game with six combined goals, the Lesley University women's soccer team tied Maine Maritime Academy 3-3 in Saturday's North Atlantic Conference fin
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Women's Soccer Blanks Thomas, 2-0
October 23, 2024WATERVILLE, Maine - In their second matchup of the season, the Lesley University women's soccer once again shut out Thomas College, 2-0, Wednesday evening.
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Lesley University Athletics Inducts First-Ever Hall of Fame Class
October 21, 2024On Saturday, October 19, 2024, the Lesley University Athletics Department inducted its first-ever Hall of Fame Class that featured seven honorees. In the 2024 class, there are four former student-athletes (Francis 'Fran' Cusick'09- Men's Cross Country, Jodi [Fralick] Kenton'09- Women's Soccer, Basketball, and Softball, John Sanchez'12- Men's Basketball, and Molly Sarson'13 (posthumous)- Softball), one administrator (Stan Vieira-athletic director), one coach (Jen [Benway] Viana- Softball/Athletic Director), and one team (2011 softball team).
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Women's Soccer Edged 1-0 In NAC Battle With UMaine Farmington
October 19, 2024LEXINGTON, Mass. - Despite outshooting the UMaine Farmington Beavers 25-7, the Lesley University women's soccer team fell 1-0 Saturday afternoon in a North Atlantic Conference (NAC) matchup.
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Livesey's Two Goal Night Sends Lesley Past Framingham State, 4-0
October 16, 2024LEXINGTON, Mass. - Thanks to two goals from Chase Livesey (St. Petersburg, Fla.), the Lesley University women's soccer team topped Framingham State, 4-0, Wednesday evening.
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Kalou Earns NAC Co-Player of the Week Honors
October 15, 2024CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - Lesley College women's soccer senior forward Abby Kalou (Chicago, Ill.) was named North Atlantic Conference (NAC) Co-Player of the Week as announced by the conference. The weekly honor is Kalou's first of the season and the first of her career.
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Women's Soccer Falls To Husson, 1-0
October 13, 2024BANGOR, Maine- The Lesley University women's soccer team saw its four-game win streak snapped by Husson University, 1-0, Sunday afternoon.
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Two-Goal Second Half Pushes Women's Soccer Past Husson, 2-1
October 12, 2024BANGOR, Maine- The Lesley University women's soccer team extended its win streak to four with a 2-1 win over North Atlantic Conference foe Husson University on Saturday afternoon. With the win, the Lynx retook first place from the Eagles in the NAC east standings.
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Kalou Notches 100th Career Point in 7-0 Win vs. Thomas
October 08, 2024LEXINGTON, Mass. - Senior forward Abby Kalou (Chicago, Ill.) registered her 100th career point with a pair of goals to power Lesley University past Thomas College, 7-0, Tuesday evening in NCAA Division III and NAC women’s soccer action at Minuteman Field.
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Lynx Score in Bunches in 6-0 Senior Day Win vs UMPI
October 05, 2024Senior forward Ariana Bunch (Newton, Mass.) scored a hat trick to lift Lesley University past UMaine Presque Isle, 6-0, on Saturday afternoon in NCAA Division III and North Atlantic Conference women’s soccer at Minuteman Field.
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Lynx Bounce Back with 4-1 Victory over MMA
September 28, 2024CASTINE, Maine - Visiting Lesley University scored three goals in the second half to pull away from Maine Maritime Academy for a 4-1 victory on Saturday in North Atlantic Conference women's soccer action at Ritchie Field. The Lynx improve to 4-4-1 overall and 2-1 in the NAC, while the Mariners fall to 3-4-1 on the season and 2-2 in the conference.
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Tracy Powers UMF Past Women's Soccer, 1-0
September 27, 2024FARMINGTOM, Maine - Junior forward Natalie Tracy (Oakland, Maine) scored her fifth goal of the season in the 21st minute to help the University of Maine at Farmington women's soccer team secure a crucial North Atlantic Conference (NAC) victory at home on Friday afternoon.
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#23 Brandeis Sneaks Past Women's Soccer, 1-0
September 25, 2024WALTHAM, Mass. - Brandeis University women's soccer senior back Rachel Watler (Stevenson Ranch, Calif./West Ranch) scored the game's lone goal in the 30th minute to lift the 23rd-ranked Judges over visiting Lesley University, 1-0, in a non-conference contest on Gordon Field.
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Women's Soccer Posts 4-0 Shutout Win vs. Elms
September 22, 2024CHICOPEE, Mass. - Lesley University exploded for four second-half goals to pull away from host Elms College in a 4-0 final Sunday afternoon in NCAA Division III women’s soccer action at Leary Field in Chicopee, Mass.
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Lynx Open Conference Play with 6-1 Win vs. UMPI
September 21, 2024LEXINGTON, Mass. - Lesley University cruised to a 6-1 victory over UMaine Presque Isle Saturday afternoon in North Atlantic Conference (NAC) women’s soccer action at Minuteman Field in Lexington, Mass.
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Lynx and Rams Play to 1-1 Stalemate
September 17, 2024LEXINGTON, Mass. - Lesley University played visiting Suffolk University to a tough 1-1 draw on NCAA Division III women’s soccer non-conference action at Minuteman Field in Lexington, Mass. Tuesday evening. The Lynx (1-2-1) snap a two-match losing skid with the tie while the Rams remain unbeaten through six matches at 5-0-1.
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Quick Start Lifts BSU Over Women's Soccer, 3-1
September 14, 2024BRIDGEWATER, Mass. - The Bridgewater State University women's soccer team continued its unbeaten streak with a non-conference victory on Saturday. The Bears are 2-0-1 in their last three matches after a 3-1 win over Lesley University at Mazzaferro Field.
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Women's Soccer Battles #11 MIT in 3-0 Setback
September 07, 2024CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - Lesley University dropped a 3-0 decision to No. 11 Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) on Saturday afternoon in NCAA Division III women’s soccer action at Roberts Field.
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Lesley University Athletics Unveils Inaugural Hall of Fame Class
September 02, 2024CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – The Lesley University Athletic Department is proud to announce the inaugural 2024 Hall of Fame Class. The first Lesley University Athletics Hall of Fame class includes four former student-athletes, one administrator, one coach and one team.
