Box Score
Dudley, Mass. - The Framingham State College women's soccer team
faced off against Nichols College in non-conference action and were
defeated 1-0 by the Bison as sophomore Chelsea Shaughnessy
(Halifax, Mass.) scored the game-winning goal in the Nichols
College women's soccer team's season opener this afternoon at
Vendetti Field. The Bison's leading scorer of 2008 as a rookie,
Shaughnessy found the net in the 21st minute and the
Bison held on for the second-consecutive 1-0 season-opening win
over the Rams. Framingham State, who opened the season on Wednesday
with a win over Wheelock College, drops to 1-1 on the season.
Shaughnessy's goal was set up by a Nichols corner kick that was
sent in short by sophomore Kaitlyn DiBuouno (Auburn, Mass.). Junior
Holly Ventura (Hudson, Mass.) slipped the ball toward the near side
of the net where Shaughnessy buried it just inside the post for the
one-goal lead at 20:09.
Nichols held a slim 8-5 shot advantage in the opening half, but
the Rams edged closer in the second frame with a 9-8 advantage in
the stanza.
Junior back Jill Johnson (Mansfield, Mass.) created an excellent
opportunity in the 79th minute as she broke through a
pair of Bison defenders and fired from about 12 yards out, but
Nichols goalkeeper Meaghan Billings (Tewksbury, Mass.) was on spot
to make the save.
Billings finished with six saves, including four in the second
half, for her first collegiate victory. Freshman Kia Minor (Oak
Bluffs, Mass.) stopped five Nichols shots in the loss.
Nichols held a 4-2 advantage in corner kicks, and was assessed
six fouls to Framingham's two.
The Bison continue a four-game homestand with a 4 p.m. game
against Westfield State on Tuesday, while the Rams travel to Curry
for a 7 p.m. game Tuesday.
Release Courtesy of Nichols College Sports Information.
