Hartford women shut out Bryant

Robinson's Two Goals Pace Hawks

October 23, 2008

The University of Hartford women’s soccer team closed out the non-conference portion of its schedule with a 3-0 win over Bryant University Wednesday evening.

Freshman Breeanna Robinson scored two goals as the Hawks improved to 8-5-4 overall. Junior Laura Guigli also added a goal and freshman keeper Lauren Brodeur made four saves to record her sixth shutout of the season.

Bryant drops to 3-9-3 overall.

The Hawks got on the scoreboard in the 39th minute on Robinson’s first goal of the contest. Bryant keeper Jessica Clark came out of the box to corral a loose ball when Robinson charged in, stripping away the ball before Clark could bring it back into the box and pick it up. Robinson then had an open net ahead of her and buried the game-winning goal into the back of the net.

Hartford led 1-0 at the half and wasted no time in the second stanza, scoring just 76 seconds into the half. The goal came off the foot of Guigli, who dribbled past a pair of defenders on her way into the box and blasted a shot into the top-right corner of the goal. It was her fourth goal of the season, all in the last four games.

Robinson tacked on her sixth goal of the season with only 63 seconds remaining in the contest. Sophomore Michelle Babin played a ball into the box from the end line that Robinson connected with at the near post. The ball slid under Bryant substitute keeper Jessica Neales and over the goal line to give the Hawks a three-goal cushion.

Clark played the first 45 minutes in goal for the Bulldogs and made two saves while giving up one goal. Neales played the second half for Bryant and allowed two goals while making a pair of saves.

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