Women's Soccer Falls to #4 Tufts, 3-0
BRIDGEWATER, Mass. -- The Bridgewater State University women's soccer team ended its non-conference schedule with a loss to a nationally ranked team.
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Team Stats
Tufts
| Game Statistics | Tufts | Bridgewater St. |
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| Shots (on goal) | 33 (15) | 3 (2) |
| Saves | 2 | 12 |
| Fouls | 4 | 2 |
| Corner Kicks | 16 | 3 |
| Offsides | 4 | 0 |
By Jim Fenton
BRIDGEWATER, Mass. -- The Bridgewater State University women's soccer team ended its non-conference schedule with a loss to a nationally ranked team.
The Bears were stopped by Tufts University, ranked No. 4 in this week's United Soccer Coaches Division III poll, 3-0, at Mazzaferro Field on Wednesday night.
The Jumbos scored twice in the first half and added a second-half goal to improve to 11-1-2. Tufts had fallen from No. 3 in the country after losing to Amherst and tying Middlebury last week.
BSU is now 4-7-3 after losing in the fourth straight year to Tufts.
It marked the second loss to a nationally ranked team this season for the Bears, who fell to MIT, 6-1, on Sept. 17.
BSU was shutout for the fifth time this season and finished the non-conference schedule with a 0-6-2 record.
Tufts held a 33-3 advantage in overall shots and 15-2 in shots on goal.
The Jumbos took a 1-0 lead 16:17 into the game on a goal by freshman Claire Brady (Chicago, Ill.), assisted by senior Aoife O'Reilly (Larchmont, N.Y.).
A cross by O'Reilly went to Brady, who slipped a shot into the left side from 12 yards out for her second goal.
The lead went to 2-0 at 34:08 when sophomore Maren Jones (Tiburon, Calif.) scored her third goal from junior Waverly Sumner (Dover, Mass.).
Jones tapped a one-timer inside the right post off a short cross from Sumner.
Senior Elsi Aires (Westborough, Mass.) finished the scoring at 48:16 from junior Reese Birch (MIssion HIlls, Kan.).
Aires scored off a rebound from a Birch shot for her seventh goal of the season.
BSU senior goalkeeper Logan Levesque (Bristol, R.I.) had 12 saves on a very busy evening between the pipes.
Tufts junior Gigi Edwards (Merlo Park, Calif.) stopped two shots to improve to 8-1-2.
The lone BSU shots on goal were by senior Abigail Shea (Somerset, Mass.) and junior Nina DiRusso (Braintree, Mass.).
The Bears play their final regular-season home game Saturday at 4:30 p.m. against Fitchburg State.
Tufts will be home next Tuesday to face Bowdoin at 6 p.m.