WALTHAM, Mass. – Bentley women's soccer celebrated Senior Day with a 2-1 victory over Saint Michael's in a big Northeast 10 matchup between two teams at the top of the standings.
The #16 ranked Falcons received goals from
Abi Hennessey in the first half and
Annie Vigue in the second half in the win.
They improved to 4-1-2 in NE10 matches and 10-1-2 overall.
Prior to the match, a quintet of seniors were honored, Hennessey,
Ali Cady,
Ava Hutcheons,
Emily Robinson and
Morgan Wagner.
Hennessey notched her 11
th goal of the season in the 12
th minute, with another assist by
Rose Frisoli, her eighth of the year.
From the center of the field, Frisoli fed a through ball down the left side that Hennessey ran on to at the edge of the penalty area. She took one touch and lofted a shot to the far post for the goal.
Just 86 seconds later however, the Purple Knights tied it on a goal by Scarlett Brookes.
The score stayed that way into the opening minutes of the second half until Vigue gave Bentley the lead in the 50
th minute.
Taylor Walwyn and
Olivia Matthews set the goal up, with Matthews spotting Vigue making a run into the box down the right side. Vigue took a few touches and fired a shot from 12 yards that beat the keeper to the near post.
Bentley then closed the door the rest of the way to notch its 10
th win of the year.
The team next plays on Tuesday at 3:00 pm at home against Pace.
