BU Wins America East Opener

Freshman's First Goal The Difference

October 1, 2007

BOSTON, Mass. – Freshman Tiya Gallegos’ first collegiate goal was enough to send the Boston University women’s soccer team past Vermont, 1-0, in the America East opener Sunday.

Gallegos struck in the 56th minute, taking a ball from Vermont goalkeeper Eliza Bradley and burying it in the net. Marisha Schumacher-Hodge sent a long pass to Gallegos in the box and Bradley came off her line to cut off the run, but Gallegos stripped the ball off Bradley’s foot and finished into into the lower left corner.

Farrell McClernon

The Boston University women's soccer team won its America East opener against Vermont.

The BU defense held one thereafter and senior Christina Reuter made three saves in the shutout effort. BU improves to 4-5-1 overall and 1-0-0 in conference action, while the Catamounts fall to 1-8-1 overall and 0-1-0 in the conference.

The Terriers recorded the first shot on goal in the fifth minute when red-shirt freshman Shauna Kelleher’s (Canton, Mass.) shot went just high of the cross bar. Vermont came back and threatened with a shot off the cross bar by Carson Laderoute five minutes later.

Junior Shannon Mullen put a header on goal off a Schumacher-Hodge corner kick in the 36th minute that was going for the low, right corner but a Catamount defender was there for the team save.

BU out shot Vermont, 20-5, and earned seven corner kicks while not giving up one to the Catamounts.

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