Mutiny Dominate Lynx

Schnur Returns in Big Win

June 23, 2008

WEST SPRINGFIELD - After beating the Adirondack Lynx 4-0 on the road a week ago, the New England Mutiny had good reason to feel confident going into this weekend’s rematch.

And although the Lynx put up a nominal fight in the person of goalkeeper Meghan Sleezer, the Mutiny's confidence was easily justified as they pretty much had their way with the Lynx in a 6-0 victory at West Springfield High School's Clark Field.

Meghan Schnur was back in the Mutiny lineup this weekend.

The game marked the return to the New England lineup of Meghan Schnur, who had been out all season because of an injury. The former University of Connecticut star scored the final goal of the game, but more importantly, felt she was on track physically.

"Any time you come back, you have to work the kinks out,” schnur said “ My game wasn't where I'd like it to be maybe a month down the road in the playoffs or something, but I was content with it tonight. The main thing is that the game went as we had hoped and hopefuily things will keep going the same way.”

The Mutiny dominated their Women's Premier Soccer League Northeast Division rival from the start, testing Sleezer with every kind of offensive pressure before Erin Clark, Erin Gatto and Jenny Maurer scored in a 15-minute stretch to give New England a 3-0 halftime lead.

Although the Mutiny (6-1) banged out 15 shots - including two blasts off the crossbar by Schnur in an eight-second span - Sleezer, who had seven first-half saves, made some fine stops to keep the score down.

Clark got the Mutiny on the board in the 17th minute with a hustling individual effort. The UConn sophomore outran a defender to a long ball down the middle of the field, got a step on her, and when Sleezer came out, punched the ball past her into the left side of the goal. It was the second goal of the season for Clark, who scored five in 12 starts last year.

The second half was more of the same, as New England just had too much skill and experience for the Lynx.

In the 50th minute, Clark took a feed from Monroe 15 yards out and picked her spot, which was the left side of the goal, for New England's first second-half goal. Five minutes later, Gatto made it 5-0 on a mini-breakaway.

The Mutiny will host the Maine Tide on Saturday, June 28th at 7:00pm at Agawam High School. It is “Breast Cancer Awareness Night” at the stadium and the Mutiny will don pink jerseys for the match.

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