Marquette University
Providence College
Golden Eagles Earn Shutout Victory at Providence, 2-0
9/24/2006 12:00:00 AM | Women's Soccer
Sept. 24, 2006
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Allison Mallams and Alison Loughrin each scored goals as Marquette shut out Providence, 2-0, this afternoon.
Mallams tallied the first goal of the match in the ninth minute, as she connected on a header off a Katie Kelly corner kick. For Mallams, it was her team-leading sixth goal of the season and second of the weekend. It was Kelly's third assist of the season.
Loughrin found the back of the net prior to the end of the first half, converting a pass from Anna Sawicki for the Golden Eagles' second tally of the match. It was Loughrin's first goal of the season and Sawicki's first collegiate point.
"We worked hard to earn the win today." head coach Markus Roeders explained. "Friday's win over Connecticut took a lot of physical and mental energy and we tried to build on the performance."
"The early lead helped settle us down and the goal before halftime gave us a cushion to play the second half." he added. "I am proud of our entire team because everybody contributed. It was a great weekend for us with two conference wins and a pair of shutouts."
Laura Boyer made three saves in goal for Marquette, which posted its second shutout in as many matches. Boyer played 78:30 in net, before subbing out for Christy Smith. In 11:30 of play, Smith made two stops for the Golden Eagles.
The Golden Eagles and Friars each attempted 10 shots, with PC putting five shots on-goal, while Marquette had four. Friar goalkeeper Laura Elfers made two stops. Providence committed nine fouls to MU's seven, and attempted seven corner kicks to Marquette's three.
Marquette heads back on the road next week for two BIG EAST matches in the state of New Jersey. On Friday, Sept. 29, the Golden Eagles will face Rutgers in Piscataway before traveling to South Orange to take on Seton Hall on Sunday, Oct. 1.
