Brittany Cronin led the Panthers to their third victory of the season with a 3-0 shutout over Tufts.  Cronin's two goals were her fourth and fifth of the week after scoring three against Norwich on Wednesday. 

Cronin opened the scoring at 19:39 when she broke away and beat the goalkeeper for a 1-0 lead.  At 20:20, Erin Pittenger sent a header across the center to Cronin who converted the pass for the 2-0 lead.  Mayo Fujii ended the scoring for Middlebury with a goal at 66:51.

Els Van Woert made eight saves in goal to give the Panthers their second shutout of the week, while Meg McCourt and Annie Ross combined for seven for Tufts.

Date: September 18, 2004

Time: 1:00 p.m.

Site: Middlebury, Vt. 

TEAM  1  2  OT  OT  F

Tufts (0-2-1)  0  0  -  -  0

Middlebury (3-0)  2  1  -  -  3

SCORING SUMMARY

M-1st-(19:39) - Brittany Cronin

M-1st-(20:20) - Cronin (Erin Pittenger)

M-2nd-(66:51) - Mayo Fujii

GOALKEEPING SUMMARY

Els Van Woert-M (90 min. 8 saves, 0 GA)

Meg McCourt-T (45 min. 1 save, 2 GA)

Annie Ross-T (45 min. 6 saves, 1 GA)