Trailblazers fall 4-0 on the road at Smith College

Northampton, MA- The MCLA Women's Soccer team fell on the road today at Smith College, dropping a 4-0 decision to the Pioneers.  With the setback, the Trailblazers are now 0-2 on the young season.  The game marked the season opener for Smith. 

The Pioneers' Jenna BeCierro netted her first collegiate goal and Lindsey Gregor was solid between the pipes in the win for Smith (1-0), who outshot the Trailblazers by a 20-7 margin, and put MCLA starting goalie Jen Wehner under constant pressure right from the outset. 

Smith's Ellie Theurer almost opened the scoring in the third minute, with a one-on-one attempt against Wehner, only to see her shot crash against the underside of the bar without crossing the line. 

Theurer again nearly broke the deadlock, but put a header wide from Kaitlin Johnson's corner kick in the 15th minute.  Smith made the breakthrough 17 minutes later when Aidan Hitt sent in a corner from the left side, and after Chelby Wakefield's initial shot was saved by Wehner, BiCierro was on hand to slot home a loose ball in the box for a 1-0 lead.

Smith would carry the 1-0 lead into halftime, but would double their advantage three minutes into the half.  After Gregor stopped Lauren Fender at the other end, Cara Gubbins was taken down in the box, and Jenn Chang made no mistake to send Danielle Heinsohn, who subbed in for Wehner at the half, the wrong way from the penalty spot. 

The Trailblazers' best chance of the second half came when they were awarded a free kick on the edge of the penalty box, but Brianna Bresett fired over the goal.