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Courtesy Bridgewater State Sports Information

BRIDGEWATER, Mass. -- Third-seeded Bridgewater State University blanked #6 MCLA, 4-0, in the quarterfinal round of the 2012 MASCAC Women’s Soccer Tournament on Wednesday afternoon at Swenson Field.

The host Bears improve to 9-8-2 on the season with the win and will now advance to the tournament semifinals. Bridgewater will take on second-seeded Worcester State University on Friday night at seven in Worcester. MCLA ends the season with an overall mark of 7-11. The two teams were meeting in the conference tournament for the second time in the past three years.

Sophomore forward Emily Lane (Parsonsfield, Maine) and junior forward Erica Jonasson (Wrentham, Mass.) each recorded a goal and an assist to lead the Bears. Lane opened the scoring in the 23rd minute as she found the back of the next from 18 yards out off a rebound of a Jonasson shot. The goal marked Lane's eighth of the season.

Freshman forward Mackenzie Hatfield (Whitman, Mass.) notched her eighth marker of the year in the 39th minute to stake the Bears to a 2-0 lead. Sophomore forward Lauren Bandoian (Medford, Mass.) set up the scoring strike with her first of two assists on the evening. Bandoian sent a pass to the middle of the box and Hatfield deposited her shot over the MCLA netminder and into the back of the net.

Bandoian sent Jonasson in on a breakaway with a minute and twenty seconds remaining in the opening stanza with a long pass up field. Jonassan dribble by the goalie and slid a shot into the unguarded net for her fifth goal of the season.

BSU junior forward Olivia Creonte (Waltham, Mass.) capped off the scoring in the 65th minute with Lane picking up the assist. Lane slipped a pass through the defense and Creonte connected for her third goal of the year with a shot from the left side.

Bridgewater dominated play from start to finish as the Bears outshot the Trailblazers, 25-9, and held a 5-0 edge in corner kicks.

BSU's goaltending tandem of junior Kerry Condon (Whitman, Mass.) and senior Kristen Rowe (Burlington, Mass.) combined to make five saves with Condon recording her eighth win of the season. Junior Danielle Heinsohn (Norfolk, Mass.) turned aside six shots between the pipes for MCLA.

Courtesy Framingham State Sports Information

Framingham, Mass. – The fourth seed Framingham State University women’s soccer team was defeated this afternoon 2-1 by fifth seed Salem State University in a quarterfinal match of the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) Women’s Soccer Championships at Maple Street Field.

With the victory Salem State improves to 10-5-2 on the season and advances to the semifinals of the MASCAC Women’s Soccer Championship. The Vikings travel to top seed Westfield State University on Friday evening for a 7 p.m. contest. Framingham State concludes their season at 7-10-1.

Framingham State jumped out to the early lead with a goal just 13:06 into the game. Senior Sarah Carey (Fall River, Mass.) took a direct kick on the Rams defensive side of midfield and sent a long cross to junior Kayla Austin (Winchester, Mass.). Austin make a quick move to allude a defender and sent a shot on net that curved into the top corner just inside the post for her team leading 10^th goal of the season.

The game would remain 1-0 in favor of the Rams heading into halftime with Framingham outshooting Salem 6-3 in the first half. The Rams had a chance late in the half with five minutes remaining to add an insurance goal, but junior Cara Murtagh’s (Quincy, Mass.) shot from close range was stopped by a diving save from Viking goalkeeper Rachel Ledbetter (Dracut, Mass.).

The Vikings controlled play in the second half outshooting the Rams 11-4 in the frame and they had a chance to tie the game less than a minute in. Sophomore Amy Griffith (Middleton, Mass.) had a clear look at the net and fired a shot from 10 yards out, but FSU goalkeeper Jess Anthony (Stoneham, Mass.) was able to knock the ball out of bounds and preserve the lead for the hosts. Griffith had another chance five minutes later after she beat a defender, but her shot hooked left and sailed wide of the net.

Salem State was finally able to breakthrough and tie the game in the 64^th minute. Griffith had possession on the right side and sent a cross in front to junior Casey Connolly (Nahant, Mass.). Connolly was wide open in front of the net and placed a shot into the far corner for her 8^th of the season.

The Vikings had an opportunity to break the deadlock with 16 minutes remaining in the game on a shot from sophomore CeCelia Cresta-Devine (Saugus, Mass.), but her bid hit the cross bar and the Rams were able to clear the loose ball.

Cresta-Devine would put the Vikings on top for good with 5:53 left in the game. Connolly sent a shot on net that Anthony was able to save but the rebound got away from her. Cresta-Devine got to the loose ball first and tapped it into the back of the net for the game-winner.

The Rams only chance to retie the score came with under a minute remaining in the game when junior Mary Brinkmann (Bridgewater, Mass.) got a head on a cross, but her bid went wide.

Ledbetter recorded her 10^th victory of the season making five stops, while Anthony was tagged with the loss for the Rams and also made five saves.