CHICOPEE, Mass. – The Nichols College women's soccer team fell 1-0 to Elms in non-conference action Wednesday evening at Leary Field.
 
The Blazers notched the only goal of the game at 74:55 when junior Brie Voight (Warren, R.I.) sent in a cross from outside the box that senior Rachel Mick (Granby, Mass.) headed past sophomore Brooke Downey (Middleboro, Mass.).
 
The Bison were outshot 17-4 on the game including 12-1 in the second half. Junior Ashley Cibotti (Norton, Mass.) led the Bison with two shots.
 
Voight, junior Jackie Soucia (Belchertown, Mass.), and senior Kathleen Tuechler (Farmingdale, N.Y.) paced the Blazers with three shots each.
 
Downey falls to 0-5-0 on the year after making six saves in the game – and now leads the Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) in saves with 57, which is 23 more than the next highest. Freshman Rebecca Molin (West Hartford, Conn.) took the win with one stop in the game.
 
The Bison have now dropped each game by one goal this year.
 
All-Time Series
This was the first meeting between the two teams since 2007 with the Bison winning the last two matchups. Nichols leads the all-time series at 7-4-0.

Quotes
"This was a great effort from the team especially the first half. We created opportunities but couldn't bury it. They were a very good team for us to face so I'm happy with the effort and fight from the girls. We've been a bit unlucky in some of these close games but that's the game of football for you. We are heading in the right direction but that first win is going to be key for us." - Nichols head coach Sonia Basma

"Unfortunately the results haven't shown the way we've been performing but we will continue to improve every match. The wins will come." - Basma on the team's 0-5 start
 
Next Games
Nichols (0-5-0) – Saturday, September 17 @ Gordon, 1:00 p.m.
Elms (4-1-1) – Saturday, September 17 @ Regis, 1:00 p.m.