UTICA, N.Y. - The Bard College women's soccer team dominated at Utica on Wednesday night, blanking the Pioneers, 2-0, in a non-league game.
Bard improved to 6-8-1 overall; Utica is 3-11-2.
The Raptors pressured the ball all over the field and produced 18 shots in the first half alone. Bard opened the scoring off a long pass into the box by
Clara Gallagher that was headed in by
Avalon Qian, who was standing right in front.
Just over two minutes later, freshman
Nicole Ellin scored her first collegiate goal to make it 2-0. The defender played a long ball into the box, and it took one giant hop on the Utica turf, went over the head of keeper Jamie Enders (Cazenovia, NY), and in.
Bard outshot Utica 24-6.
Ryan O'Connell made three saves.
The Raptors have two games left in the 2015 season. They'll play at Mount Holyoke on Saturday, then host Vassar next Wednesday night. Live Stats and Live Video are available for both games.