Wellesley Slips Past Garnet for Title
WELLESLEY, MA. Wellesley College and Swarthmore played for the 2005 Seven Sisters title this afternoon, with the Blue defeating the Garnet 3-2.
Swarthmore struck first with a quick goal only minutes into the first half off the stick of Heidi Fieselmann '06. Swarthmore then added a two-goal lead at the 25:00mark on a goal by Neema Patel '07. With seconds left in the half, Wellesley cut the lead to within one on a goal by Julia Parzych.
In the second half, Wellesley passed a chance to tie the game on the penalty shot, but would even the score with less than nine minutes on the clock when co-captain Lindsey Holiday found the net. With regulation time running out, Wellesley's Sara Stein hit the game winning goal off a corner.
Defender Chloe Lewis '06, midfielder Summer Spicer '07, and midfielder Neema Patel '07 made the All-Tournament team for their efforts.
The Garnet (4-2) will open up Centennial Conference play in their next game, travelling to Gettysburg College for a 1:00 p.m. game on Saturday, September 24.
Wellesley (3-1) -- 3
Swarthmore (4-2) -- 2
Scoring Summary
First Half
1. 33:40, Swarthmore, Heidi Fieselmann '06 (Abbie Fischer '08)
2. 14:30, Swarthmore, Neema Patel '05 (Fischer)
3. 0:09, Wellesley, Julia Parzych (unassisted)
Second Half
4. 8:57, Wellesley, Lindsey Holiday (Julia Hunter)
5. 5:00, Wellesley, Sara Stein (Julia Hunter and Katie Sang)
Shots: Wellesley 35 , Swarthmore 13
Saves: Wellesley (Emily Hewitt) 7 , Swarthmore (Melissa LaVan '07) 14