Box Score LEWISTON, Maine – Senior Julia Rafferty scored twice in a five-minute span in the second half to lead Bates College women's soccer past Husson University, 4-0, at Russell Street Field on Wednesday afternoon.
The Bobcats (4-7-1) controlled play for much of the game, locking the Eagles (7-9-1) in their defensive half for the majority of the contest.
Rafferty (Reading, Mass.) scored her first goal off a pass from classmate Kara Stefaniak (Needham, Mass.) in the 49th minute as Stefaniak attacked along the right side and sent a cross in front of the net which Rafferty headed home.
The tally came just 63 seconds after sophomore Karen Lockhart (East Greenwich, R.I.) converted in a similar fashion as she headed a ball into the net off a service from classmate Leah Humes (Beaconsfield, Quebec) who made her way past the defense on the right flank.
The scoring came to a close in the second half as Rafferty netted her second goal of the game in the 53rd minute after winning a ball in the box and slotting a shot past the keeper.
Junior Dakota Donovan (Marblehead, Mass.) opened the game's scoring with a strike in the 30th minute. After receiving a pass from sophomore Lily Peterson (Duxbury, Mass.) just outside on the box on the left side, Donovan fired a shot that ricocheted off the right post before crossing the end line.
Bates goalkeepers Anabel Schmelz (Monmouth Beach, N.J.) and Alyssa Morgosh (Carlsbad, Calif.) combined for the shutout while Husson goalie Jess Poulin made a season-high 14 saves.
The Bobcats held advantages over the Eagles in shots (35-5), shots on goal (18-2), and corner kicks (12-2).
The hosts worked 23 players into the contest including first-years Alexa Adams (Williamstown, Mass.), Erin Shea (Marshfield, Mass.), Rebecca Titcomb (Henniker, N.H.), and Ana Urbina (Columbus, N.J.).
Next, Bates plays at Williams on Saturday at 11:00 a.m. while Husson visits Colby-Sawyer on Saturday at 12:30 p.m.
