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Gigi Day scored both goals in Middlebury's 2-1 win over Williams.
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Winner Middlebury MIDWS (6-4-5, 2-4-4)
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Williams WILLIAMS (9-3-3, 6-2-2)
Winner
Middlebury MIDWS
(6-4-5, 2-4-4)
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Final
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Williams WILLIAMS
(9-3-3, 6-2-2)
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Team 1 2 F
Middlebury MIDWS 0 2 2
Williams WILLIAMS 0 1 1

Game Recap: Women's Soccer |

Day’s Double Leads Women’s Soccer Past #12 Williams 2-1

A second-half brace from Gigi Day ensured that the Middlebury women's soccer team closed out its regular season with a thrilling 2-1 road victory at 12th-ranked Williams on Tuesday afternoon.  

HIGHLIGHTS
  • The Panthers nearly took the lead at the 24:32 mark. Stella Espinasse whipped in a corner kick and Roshann Purcell rose highest to head the ball towards goal, but her effort thundered off the crossbar. 
  • The Ephs responded with a chance with 16:40 remaining. Isabel Konijnenberg received a pass at the top of the 18-yard box and rifled a shot toward the lower left corner, but Carolyn Kelley dove to her right to smother the bid.
  • Middlebury took a 1-0 lead after 7:40 of action in the second half. Frankie Getman broke away down the left flank and found Abby Ward in the box. Ward slipped a one-time pass to the back post where Day tapped the ball into the net for the advantage. 
  • With 25:22 left in the contest, Williams was inches from an equalizer. Piper Dupies ripped a left-footed shot that looked destined for the top-right corner but rattled off the crossbar to maintain the Panthers' lead.
  • In the 70th minute, Middlebury doubled its lead. Ward found Day streaking through the middle of the field. Day collected the pass and unleashed a stunning left-footed strike from 25 yards which rippled the netting in the right corner and gave the Panthers a 2-0 edge.
  • With 6:30 to go, the Ephs halved the deficit. Sam Brown floated a cross into the box and Marabi Dyson found the ball at her feet. Dyson flicked her shot into the bottom right corner to bring the score to 2-1.
  • Williams threatened throughout the final five minutes of play, but the Middlebury backline stood strong and held on for the 2-1 triumph.
NOTES
  • With two tallies in today's game, Day ends her first-year campaign with a team-high six goals.
  • The programs played for the 59th meeting with the Ephs holding a slim 29-21-9 edge. Eight of the last nine meetings have ended in a one-goal difference.
  • Over the last seven seasons the team has recorded 36 wins away from Allan Dragone Field. 
Middlebury just missed out on the NESCAC Tournament, finishing the season in ninth place with 10 points.
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