Tamposi scores twice but Raiders fall to Simmons, 5-4

Story Courtesy of Simmons College Sports Information

BOSTON, Mass. -- Simmons soccer rebounded from a 4-1 deficit in the first half to defeat the Rivier University Raiders, 5-4 in Great Northeast Athletic Conference action Saturday afternoon. Sharks senior Ally Ayotte (Litchfield, N.H.) broke the stalemate at 69:09 to the give Simmons their second conference win of the season.

The Raiders got off to a quick start with junior Lauren Tamposi (Hollis, NH) beating Sharks goalkeeper Briana Hayes (Manorville, N.Y.) at 2:31. Freshman Holly Slocum (Holden, MA) added a second at 8:14 before Simmons junior Desh Perera (Reading, Mass.) scored her first of the game to cut the lead in half. Rivier freshman Sahara Brown (Barnsted, NH) beat Hayes on the right side before Tamposi scored her second of the game to give the Raiders a 4-1 lead.

Simmons began to chip away as junior Kristyn Heuslein (Manchester, N.H.) buried a long high free kick over the head of Raiders junior goalkeeper Cassandra Brown (Somersworth, NH). Ten minutes later, senior Alma-Lynn Dupont (Bowling Green, Ohio) brought the Sharks within one after a stellar effort. With two minutes to play in the first half, Perera outran the defense and beat Brown 1v1 to tie the game at four.

After an offensive first half for both teams, Ayotte scored the only goal needed at 62:09 to lift the Sharks for the win. Hayes posted four saves in the win, while Brown recorded 12 in the loss.

The Sharks return to the field on Tuesday, September 25th when they travel to Albertus Magnus for a 4:00 p.m. GNAC match up while the Raiders will stay on the road as they head up to Famington, Maine to battle UMF in a non-conference annual matchup.