WELLESLEY, Mass. – Wellesley College soccer and Coast Guard Academy played to a 0-0 stalemate in the first NEWMAC game of the season at home on Saturday.
The Blue (3-2-2 Overall, 0-0-1 NEWMAC) outshot the Bears (2-1-3 Overall, 0-0-1 NEWMAC) 19-9, with Wellesley putting eight shots on goal. First-year Maya Fraser (Leverett, Mass.) applied offensive pressure with four shots (three on goal) for the home team.
Wellesley sophomore Olivia Lore (Blue Bell, Pa.) stopped two shots and turned in a fifth clean sheet of the seven-game season. Coast Guard senior Julia Little (Pensacola, Fla.) made eight saves to maintain the 0-0 scoreline.
Early in the second half, senior Mae Nephew (Duluth, Minn.) had a pair of free kicks for Wellesley, with both resulting in identical shots that narrowly clanged off the upper crossbar.
Senior Olivia Chow-Gillette (Dallas, Texas) and junior Solveig Unteroberdoerster (Washington, D.C.) each had strong opportunities for the Blue.
Wellesley remains home on Wednesday, September 23 for a 4:00 PM matchup with the Hawks of University of Hartford. Coast Guard heads down the road to Connecticut College for a 4:30 PM game on that same day.
