With the win, Springfield, which was ranked No. 6 in the lastest National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) Division III Regional Rankings, improves to 8-3-2 on the year, and 4-1-1 in the NEWMAC, while Clark falls to 2-9-2 overall, and 0-4-1 in conference.
Sophomore goalkeeper Ciara Boucher (Manchester, Conn.) finished the contest with two saves,
while her counterpart, Gabby Paolini (North Potomac, Md.) posted six stops in the loss. The Pride held a 20-7 advantage in shots and 10-2 margin in corner kicks.
Just 4:11 into the contest, the Pride registered its first goal of the contest when senior forward Jessica Miller (Southbury, Conn.) tapped a pass to classmate Krissy Cicalis (Bridgewater, Mass.), who the struck a shot off the cross bar and into the back of the net to give Springfield an early 1-0 lead over the Cougars.
The Pride would extend its lead to a pair when sophomore midfielder Dakota Kelly (Bethany, Conn.) passed a ball through the Cougars' back line, that was caught up to by Miller and hit into the back of the net to give Springfield a 2-0 lead with 27:18 remaining in the half.
Clark would cut its deficit in half after Kara Fischer (Belmont, Mass.) blasted a shot from well outside the box that went off the hands of Boucher and into the back of the net with 23:21 remaining in the half.
The Cougars pulled even with the Pride early in the second half when Alex Easton (Brooklyn, N.Y.) took a pass from Fischer at the top of the box and blasted a shot underneath the cross bar to make it 2-2 with 41:48 left in the contest.
The two sides would battle back-and-forth, both creating a flurry of scoring chances, but once a Clark defender committed a foul on Hattinger in the box, the senior stepped up and converted to seal the victory for Springfield.
Up next, Springfield will return to Brock-Affleck Field on Saturday, October 17 when it will host Emerson College at 1 p.m.
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