Bates Posts 2-0 Victory Over Trinity in Women's Soccer First Round

Courtesy Bates Sports Information

LEWISTON, Maine – Kim Alexander ‘07 (Cumberland, Maine) scored two goals to lead the Bates College women’s soccer team to a 2-0 win over Trinity in a first-round NESCAC Championship game on Sunday afternoon on Russell Street Field.

Alexander gave the Bobcats a 1-0 lead halfway through the first half on a cross by Jenna Benson ‘06 (Watertown, Mass.). Benson sent the ball into the penalty area from the right, and Alexander picked the ball out of the air and one-timed it past the near post.

She later gave the Bobcats a two-goal cushion when Catherine Crosby ‘04 (Lincoln, Mass.) snuck a pass through the Bantam defense to the top of the penalty area. Alexander dribbled twice and fired a shot into the lower right corner for her 10th goal of the season.

Both goalkeepers had solid games, with Brenna Shields ‘05 (Cutchogue, N.Y.) making 11 saves for Trinity, which finished the season 9-5-1. Lynne Antinarelli ‘04 (Bedford, Mass.) made six saves for Bates, including two in the final minutes to post her eighth shutout of the season.

Fourth-seeded Bates, now 11-2-2 on the season, will travel to Brunswick, Maine, for the semifinal round at top-seeded Bowdoin on Saturday. The tournament will be reseeded this afternoon following the completion of all the first round games.