Box Score HENNIKER, N.H.-The New England College women's soccer team suffered a 7-0 non-conference loss to Amherst College on Sunday afternoon at Don Melander Field.
The loss drops New England College to 4-7-1 on the season, while Amherst improves to 4-5-0.
SCORING
03:50 | AC Lexy Cook (Rubii Tamen)
22:33 | AC Rubii Tamen (Lexy Cook)
51:46 | AC Rubii Tamen (unassisted)
54:48 | AC Rubii Tamen (Hayley Roy)
57:47 | AC Rubii Tamen (Erin McClave)
71:37 | AC Cassie Chin (Lexy Cook)
82:33 | AC Laura Greer (Erin McClave)
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Mammoths wasted little time getting on the scoreboard, as Lexy Cook (Albuquerque, N.M.) one-touched a pass from the right corner into the net just 3:50 into the game.
Amherst added a second goal in the 23rd minute as Rubii Tamen (Washington, D.C.) found open space in the middle and shot left to beat NEC keeper Kayla Pugliese (Mamaroneck, N.Y.). The Mammoths carried the 2-0 lead into halftime.
Amherst's Tamen made a game for herself in the second half, as she scored three consecutive goals in in the 52nd, 55th, and 58th minutes to bring her scoring total to six goals this season.
In the 72nd minute, Cassie Chin (Ipswich, Mass.) scored her third goal of the season after Cook drove down the left side of the goal line and passed to Chin in the front to set up the one-touch goal.
The Mammoths added one final goal in the 83rd minute on Laura Greer's (Boulder, Colo.) second goal of the season.
Amherst held a 29-12 advantage in shots on the day.
GOALKEEPERS
NEC's Pugliese got the start and had six saves in the first half. She was relieved by Molly Gringas (Derry, N.H.), who had four saves in the second half.
Amherst's Chelsea Cutler (Westport, Conn.) had three saves in the complete-game shutout.
WHAT'S NEXT
The Pilgrims return to action next weekend when they travel to Vermont for a pair of North Atlantic Conference games, taking on Johnson State on Saturday and Lyndon State on Sunday. Both games are at 1:00 p.m.
