Two proved to be a magic number for the women’s soccer team Sunday at Parsons Field as the team picked up its second win of the season with a 2-0 triumph over the University of Albany.
Brown University (4-1) dealt a blow to the women’s soccer teams’ hearts at Parsons Field in Brookline when they broke the scoreless game with under five minutes left to play Thursday night.
Sophomore goalkeeper Paige Burnett’s career-high 12 saves weren’t enough to fend off the No. 6 Boston College Eagle offense as the Huskies fell 2-0 in Newton, Mass., Wednesday night.
Northeastern University athletics announced Thursday that 2012 women’s soccer Olympic gold medalist Heather O’Reilly will join the staff as a volunteer assistant.
The women’s soccer team’s offseason is quickly drawing to a close as the Huskies make their final preparations for their regular season-opener next week.
Veronica Napoli has left her mark on Northeastern, ending her senior season as the women’s soccer program’s all-time leading scorer – but her success hasn’t stopped there. In April, the forward signed with the Boston Breakers of the newly formed Women’s Professional Soccer League (WPSL) Elite.
The women’s soccer team has lost Veronica Napoli – the university’s all-time leading scorer – with 2012’s graduating class, but the incoming recruiting class brings record setters and championship winners alike.
The women’s soccer team scrambled to avoid sudden death overtime with less than two minutes to play Friday night against the Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) Rams when senior defender Kelly Matthews sunk a shot in the back of the net on a free kick and clinched the 2-1 Husky victory over VCU.
In a season that has spanned just seven games, the women’s soccer team has already had to ward off a three game losing streak. Despite the semi-sour note to a relatively young season, coaches and players remain optimistic that 2011 will turn out for the best.