Recap
Graduate student Meghan Dunn and freshman Summer St. Hilaire both notched a pair of goals as the Nichols College women's soccer team defeated Anna Maria 8-0 Monday night in non-conference action in Paxton, Mass.

The Bison (2-2-1) came out of the gates strong as they tallied five goals in the first half. Sophomore Abby Bassett was able to get the Bison on the board first at 14:10. Dunn made it 2-0 by scoring her second goal of the season with an assist from freshman Damiana D'Agostino. Freshman Madison Clark tallied her second collegiate goal in the first half as well. Dunn was able to put in her third of the year at 28:37 with an assist from sophomore Carley Pedruczny. Pedruczny made it 5-0 Bison right before halftime.

Freshman Summer St. Hilaire joined the scoring party in the second half by notching her first and second collegiate goals, both with assists from sophomore Linzi Fitzgerald. Ten minutes into the second half, senior Alana Rodrigues would make it 8-0 Bison. The shutout was their third of the season.

Quote
"Tonight was a good team win for us. We had many different contributors and were able to control possession throughout." –Nichols head coach Karen Gurnon

Three things you need to know…
-Senior Brooke Downey did not record a save in her 10th career clean sheet.
-Today's match marked the 25th meeting all-time between Anna Maria and Nichols, which has won nine of the last 10. The Bison lead the series, 16-9-0.
-Nichols outshot Anna Maria, 30-3.

Next match
Saturday, September 15 vs Roger Williams, 12:00 p.m.