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WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. – Junior Brianna Wolfson scored three
times Saturday to help top-seeded Williams College women's soccer
team to a 6-1 victory over fifth-seeded Bowdoin in the semifinals
of the NESCAC Tournament at Cole Field. Williams (15-0-1) advances
to Sunday's NESCAC championship game against the winner of
Saturday's second semifinal between second-seeded Amherst and
third-seeded Middlebury. Bowdoin falls to 7-5-4 overall.
Williams, the defending NESCAC champions, tied a single-game
NESCAC Tournament record with its six-goal output. Wolfson also
tied a single-game tournament record with her hat trick.
The Ephs outshot Bowdoin 21-9 and took a 1-0 lead just one
minute and 46 seconds into the contest when midfielder Jackie Russo
sent a long through ball down the middle of the field. Wolfson ran
onto it, dribbled twice and slipped a shot underneath Polar Bear
keeper Kelly Thomas and into the lower left-corner of the goal. It
was the second fastest goal to start a game in NESCAC Tournament
history. Just under 15 minutes later, Russo and Wolfson teamed up
again, producing a carbon copy of the first goal. Only 52 seconds
later, Williams sophomore Sara Wild scored off an assist from
Gabrielle Woodson for a 3-0 lead with 27:40 remaining in the half.
Bowdoin did not go away, countering with a score of its own with
10:08 left in the half. Ellery Gould played a ball back to freshman
Anna Tachau at the top of the 18 and Tachau's shot snuck in
under the crossbar to cut the Bowdoin deficit to 3-1.
Wolfson's third goal came out of a goal-mouth scramble
only 1:26 into the second stanza and made it 4-1. Christina
Woodword and Annelise Snyder added late goals to close out the
scoring for the Ephs.
Thomas made four saves in goal for Bowdoin. Lauren Sinnenberg
made two for Williams.