NEWPORT, R.I. – The Salve Regina University women's soccer team cut its deficit in half when junior
Carah Leclair [Bellingham, Mass.] scored her first goal of 2025 just 13 minutes into the second half but Springfield College held on for a 2-1 victory in New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) action at Reynolds Field in Newport, Rhode Island on Saturday afternoon.
Graduate student
Mu Kue (Hartford, Conn.) scored her first goal of the year for the Pride (3-6, 2-1 NEWMAC) on a free kick just outside the box in the game's 12th minute. Springfield had a 2-0 lead three minutes later when
Meredith Healy (Niantic, Conn.) finished off a feed from
Kaitlyn Suller (Oviedo, Fla.).
The Seahawks outshot the Pride in both halves, overall by a 19-12 margin including a 10-6 advantage on target.
Leclair's goal followed a corner kick from
Allie Gallagher (Staten Island, N.Y.) that
Marissa Perachi (Washington Depot, Conn.) headed out of the grasp of Pride goalkeeper
Mallory Forgatch (Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.). Perachi's assist was her second of the season and upped her team-leading point total to four. The Seahawks (3-6-1, 1-2 NEWMAC) have scored five goals (from five different players) in 10 games this season.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final: Springfield 2, Salve Regina 1
Records: Salve Regina (3-6-1, 1-2 NEWMAC), Springfield (3-6, 2-1 NEWMAC)
History: Springfield has won two meetings in Newport since Salve Regina joined the NEWMAC in the 2023-24 season. The first meeting was a 6-1 final on the turf of Toppa Field. The Seahawks and the Pride tied 1-1 last season in Springfield.
SUMMARY
- 11:16 | SPR | GOAL by Springfield Mu Kue (FIRST GOAL); Goal number 1 for season.
- 14:41 | SPR | GOAL by Springfield Meredith Healy; Assist by Rosie Turbett and Kaitlyn Suller; Goal number 2 for season.
- 58:42 | SRU | GOAL by Salve Regina Carah Leclair; Assist by Marissa Perachi; Goal number 1 for season.
NOTEWORTHY
ON THE HORIZON
Salve Regina plays at MIT on Wednesday, October 8, at 4 p.m.
