Women's Soccer Dispatches Caldwell, 4-1
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CALDWELL, N.J. (Sept. 15, 2011) – Sophomore
Alexa Niciforo (East Islip, N.Y.) scored two goals, and freshman
Eliza Sefton (Sudbury, Mass.) and senior
Tove Eriksson (Helsingborg, Sweden) each contributed one as the C.W. Post women's soccer team rolled to a 4-1 victory over Caldwell College on Thursday evening.
C.W. Post improves to 3-1 on the season while Caldwell slips to 2-3.
Niciforo got the Pioneers on the board for the third straight game as she scored first, taking a pass from freshman
Heidi Eikeland (Kragero, Norway) on a breakaway and converting for a 1-0 lead at 22:06.
Sefton scored an unassisted goal just over four minutes later as she shot from 25 yards out. Eriksson put the score at 3-0 in favor of the visitors and she booted in a penalty kick at 42:54.
Caldwell scored in the second half as Mia Valente sent a long pass fro the right side to Carissa Strye, who shot from 18 yards out to break up the shutout, but C.w. Post capped the scoring and put the game out of reach as freshman
Lina Harle (Lund, Sweden) assisted on Niciforo's second goal of the game with about 12 minutes left in the game.
C.W. Post owned an 18-6 shot differential and a 5-4 edge in corners, while senior goalkeeper
Allie Weiser (Grand Island, N.Y.) needed to make only one save to earn the victory.
Robin Franchi was saddled with the loss as she played the first half for Caldwell and made two saves while allowing three goals. Kristina Cabales played the second half, making six stops for the Cougars.
C.W. Post continues to play on the road as it will travel to Southern New Hampshire on Saturday for a 1 p.m. contest.