Recap
The Nichols College women's soccer team defeated Curry College 1-0 in Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) action Saturday afternoon at Walter M. Katz Field in Milton, Massachusetts.

The Bison (7-1-0, 1-0-0 CCC) scored the lone goal in the game in 37th minute, with a goal from junior Abby Bassett after heading in the goal off a corner kick from sophomore Maegan Roy. Nichols battled defensively and ended with there sixth straight win and there fifth shutout of the year.

The Colonels (3-5-0, 0-1-0 CCC) outshot the Bison 27-15 but were unable to beat sophomore goaltender Olivia Marcantonio who recorded a career high 15 saves in the match. The Colonels goaltender Oliver Hutchinson recorded six saves in the match.
 
Three things you need to know…
-The Bison have now won six straight games, which is the tied for the fourth longest streak in program history.
-Marcantonio now has five shutouts on the year which leads the CCC.
-This was the Bison's first win over Curry since 2014, a 2-0 victory in Dudley.

Quote
"We are excited about our first conference game and win! We came to play today, we were gritty, and resilient. It was a hot one out there today. We needed all of our players to step up, and they did. Curry had some good opportunities Olivia made a few solid saves to keep it scoreless and then up 1.  We hit the crossbar a couple times and the Curry GK took away a few opportunities as well. We were opportunistic and Abby was able to put away a great header for the game winner.  Looking forward to our next non-conference match Wednesday, and then back into conference play on Saturday." -Nichols head coach Karen Gurnon

Next Match
Wednesday, September 25 @ Rivier, 7:00 p.m.