Tacconi tallies two; Seahawks-Bears draw at 2-2

NEW LONDON, Conn. -- Salve Regina University women's soccer freshman Olivia Tacconi scored a pair of second-half goals against the United States Coast Guard Academy on Wednesday night as the Seahawks and Bears finished with a 2-2 draw in New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference action at Nitchman Field.

Sabrina Lawless and Reagan Moffatt split the netminding duties with the freshman and making five saves before Moffatt spelled the second half with one stop. Ella Cence provided an assist on Tacconi's second goal.

INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final: Salve Regina 2, Coast Guard 2
Records: Salve Regina (4-7-5, 2-7-1 NEWMAC), Coast Guard (4-10-3, 3-4-3 NEWMAC)
All-Time Series: Tonight was the first official meeting between the two programs as fellow NEWMAC members. Both schools were former charter members of the Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) in the 1980s, and the first meeting in women's soccer came in 1990. Coast Guard owns an 11-3-2 mark in the all-time series. The previous draw between the schools came in 1991 in the second ever meeting (1-1 in New London).

SUMMARY:

• 54:11 - Chase Merrick (Coast Guard)
• 56:02 - Olivia Tacconi (Salve Regina)
• 63:15 - Olivia Tacconi (Salve Regina)
• 76:55 - Chase Merrick (Coast Guard)

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QUOTING COACH ROBERTS

"Tonight was a hard fought battle back and forth although it was a tie it felt like a loss. We battled back from down 1-0 to 2-1 and couldn't hold the lead. The goaline save in the last minute of the game from coast guard shows the difference in competing for 90mins and being professional at securing the W's. I'm proud of the team tonight as a whole we have learned so much this season and left it all out there. We must move forward and prepare for Wellesley." -- Salve Regina head coach Tanya Roberts

ON THE HORIZON

Salve Regina University returns to the grass of Reynolds Field to host Wellesley College on Saturday, October 28, at 12 p.m. in the final regular season home game for the Seahawks.