DUDLEY, Mass. – The Nichols College women's soccer team fell to Clark (MA) 5-0 in non-conference action Thursday afternoon at the Nichols Soccer Field.
 
The Cougars saw five goals by five student-athletes and outshot the Bison 35-7 for the game – including 19-2 in shots on goal.
 
Sophomore Katie Barber (East Hampton, Conn.) notched the first goal of the game at 6:51 of the first half and the Cougars added two more before the end of the half. Juniors Alex Pariseau (Millbury, Mass.) and Eliza Meltzer (Framingham, Mass.) capped the scoring in the second half.
 
Seniors Ashley Cibotti (Norton, Mass.) and Taylor Souza (New Bedford, Mass.) paced the Bison with a pair of shots. Meltzer had a game-high five goals to lead the Cougars.
 
Junior Brooke Downey (Middleboro, Mass.) had a season-high 14 saves in the loss while sophomore Alison Carroll (Douglas, Mass.) collected a pair of saves in the win.
 
All-Time Series
The Cougars have won all three of the all-time meetings with the Bison in a series that dates back to 2015.
 
Next Games
Clark (MA) (3-0-0) – Saturday, September 9 at Worcester State, 12:00 p.m.
Nichols (2-2-0) – Saturday, September 13 at Elms, 7:00 p.m.