Bethany Charles

JOHNSON, Vt.-- The University of Maine at Farmington women's soccer team collected a 2-0 North Atlantic Conference victory over Johnson State College this afternoon.

Bethany Charles (New Vineyard, ME) and Katie Cray (Richmond, ME) each tallied a goal for the Beavers, who improved to 4-7-1 overall and 1-2-1 in the NAC. The loss dropped Johnson State to 5-5, 0-3 in the NAC.

The visiting Beavers struck in the first half when Charles took a pass from Renee Brown (Schenectady, NY) and beat Johnson keeper Morgan Solomon (Cavendish, VT) at the 10:09 mark.

Farmington doubled the score in the second half when Cray took the ball first time on a service from Leigh Ronald (Farmington, ME) and slotted it home against Solomon.

Katie Cray

A big play in the game came early in the first half when a foul on a Farmington defender put Johnson’s Emily Hassard (Montpelier, Vt.) alone in the box for a penalty kick but McKell Barnes (Durham, ME) dove to her left to make a huge stop for the Beavers.  The stop seemed a shot of adrenaline for Farmington and fueled the team throughout the remainder of the contest.

Both keepers were strong throughout with Solomon making five saves and Barnes recording one stop.

Farmington is scheduled to travel to Lyndon State Sunday for a NAC contest at noon.

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