Harford Community College women’s soccer defeated Sussex County Community College 3-0 on Friday, Nov. 6, in Newton, N.J., to win the NJCAA East District title and qualify for the NJCAA national tournament. Macy Forest scored twice, and Olivia Wollschlager made six saves in the shutout.
Forest opened the scoring in the 12th minute after receiving an assist from Lila Vincenti. She scored again in the 68th minute before Grace Manager completed the scoring in the 74th minute on an assist from Hailey Cain.
Harford Community College women’s soccer finishes its chances
Sussex County Community College held a 10-7 advantage in total shots, but Harford put all seven of its attempts on target. Sussex recorded six shots on goal, and Wollschlager stopped each one during her 90-minute performance.
Forest finished with two goals on three shots, all on target. Vincenti and Cain each recorded an assist and registered one shot on goal.
Harford Community College entered the match with a 16-1-2 record. The victory secured the Fighting Owls’ berth in the NJCAA Division II Women’s Soccer Championships, scheduled for Nov. 15-21 in Huntsville, Alabama.
Olivia Wollschlager records six-save shutout
Harford Community College head coach Rebecca Volk credited Wollschlager and the defensive group for keeping Sussex County Community College off the scoreboard.
“Olivia has had an incredible year,” Volk said. “She’s allowed just one goal against Division II opponents and four total the entire season. Those kinds of numbers as a freshman are ridiculous!”
“I think [Olivia] brings a lot of her own natural ability to her role and an incredible work ethic, but I would be remiss not to credit the back line in front of her for limiting the amount of good opportunities our opponents get.”
Harford Community College advances to NJCAA national tournament
Harford Community College received the No. 11 seed for the national tournament and is scheduled to face No. 2 Holmes Community College and No. 7 Heartland Community College in pool play. The Holmes match is scheduled for Sunday at 1:30 p.m. EST, followed by the Heartland match Monday at 1:30 p.m. EST.
“We get to experience something only 12 teams in the whole country get to be a part of,” Volk said. “There’s not a doubt in my mind that these girls deserve it.”
Maryland Sports Blog Take
Harford Community College women’s soccer combined Forest’s two-goal performance with Wollschlager’s six-save shutout to secure the NJCAA East District title. Sussex County Community College produced more total shots, but Harford finished all seven of its attempts on target and converted three of them.
Source: Original report
