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Video: 2002 NCAA participant & 2012 Hall of Honor inductee women's soccer honored

DUDLEY, Mass. – Roger Williams junior Katie Lydon (Riverside, R.I.) scored a hat-trick to help propel the Hawks past host Nichols in a Commonwealth Coast Conference women's soccer match under the lights at Michael J. Vendetti Field. With the win Roger Williams, the 10th-ranked team in NSCAA/Continental Tire NCAA Division III Women's New England Regional poll, improves to 3-3-1 overall and 2-0-0 in the conference while the Bison dip to 2-4-2 on the season and 0-2-0 in the loop.
 
The Nichols defense and goalkeeping turned in a solid effort early in the match highlighted by a pair of stops by first-year goalkeeper Erica Carey (South Windsor, Conn.). In the 19th minute freshman Mariah Kaiser (Portsmouth, R.I.) had a one-on-one opportunity dismissed by Carey. With 13:26 left in the opening frame, Carey deflected a shot by Kaiser as the ball would take a bounce over the net. Just over two minutes later Lydon deposited a rebound that initially hit the post on a shot taken by Kaiser. Lydon struck once more before the break as she found the upper left corner of the net at 39:46.
 
Freshman Devon Wolfenden (East Longmeadow, Mass.) sent a cross to classmate Taylor Provost (Peabody, Mass.) who threaded the ball through traffic to put the visitors on top 3-0 in the 55th minute. Lydon finished off the hat-trick as she found the back of the net at 67:21. First-year Abbigail White (Wells, Maine) broke up the shutout with a free kick just out of the keeper's grasp as the scoreboard showed 25 minutes remaining in the contest.
 
Junior Stephanie Jaques (Burlington, Vt.) was called upon to make one save in the win for the Hawks. Carey shared duties with rookie Melissa Toomey (Saugus, Mass.) as the Bison pairing amassed 13 saves on the night.
 
Prior to the match, the 2002 Nichols College women's soccer team was honored in a brief ceremony for their contributions to Nichols Athletics. The squad claimed the Commonwealth Coast Conference tournament title and became the first team in any sport to represent the Bison in the NCAA tournament.
 
In a scheduling oddity, both teams are off until Thursday at 7:00 p.m. as Nichols ventures to Fitchburg State and Roger Williams heads to Bridgewater State.