Seahawks hold onto fifth after second straight draw

SEAHAWK WOMEN'S SOCCER RESULTS
Salve Regina 2, Western New England 2 [2OT]
Newport, Rhode Island - Reynolds Field
Sunday, October 23, 2016

Summary
Salve Regina University women's soccer posted its second consecutive tie in Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) action at Reynolds Field, after finishing 2-2 in 110 minutes with Western New England University. With the draw, Salve Regina maintained its slim lead over Curry for fifth place in the league standings.

Series and Streaks
Western New England now owns a 7-3-1 mark in the all-time series, while Salve Regina has a 3-2-1 mark in the last six meetings.

Quick Hits

• Western New England junior Danielle Dixon (Plainville, Conn.) entered early in the first half and scored the game's first goal (26:18) for the Golden Bears, her fourth of the season.
• Salve Regina's Ella Rath (Pawcatuck, Conn.) tied the score at 1-1 just 31 seconds later (26:49) with her team-leading fifth goal of the season.
• In the second half, Samantha Emmert (Hyde Park, N.Y.) caught up with a through pass from Katelyn Cummings (Feeding Hills, Mass.) and poked it by Carly Pala (Milford, Conn.) who was rushing to intercept. It was Emmert's fourth goal of the season.
• Salve Regina took a little longer, two minutes to be exact, to re-tie the score. Kayla McLaughlin (East Hampton, Conn.) converted a pass from Abby McMackin (Walpole, Mass.) for her second goal of the season (50:40).
• Pala made five saves for Salve Regina while Marissa Veilleux (Newington, Conn.) stopped nine from going in her net.

Up Next
Salve Regina (8-6-3, 3-3-2 CCC) - Tuesday, October 25 at Roger Williams University, 4 p.m.
Western New England (5-10-3, 2-5-1 CCC) - Tuesday, October 25 at Nichols College, 3 p.m.