JOHNSON, Vt. - The Johnson State College women's soccer team fell to Green Mountain College 5-0 in their first North Atlantic Conference (NAC) match of the season on Saturday afternoon at Minaert Field.

SCORING 

1^st Half: The Eagles (4-0, 1-0 NAC) netted four goals in the opening frame from four different players. Maya Golowasch, Hayley Buffum, Kali DeMarco and Taylor Merritt each notched goals to put the Badgers (3-3, 0-1 NAC) down 4-0 at the break.  

2^nd Half: Hayley Buffum made it a 5-0 game with a goal in the 60^th minute to finish the scoring.

STATS LEADERS

Goals: Five Players - 1

Assists: Taylor Merritt (Green Mountain) – 1

Shots on Goal: Golowasch (Green Mountain) – 6

STATS BREAKDOWN

Shots (On Goal): Green Mountain – 20 (12), Johnson – 11 (3)

Corner Kicks: Green Mountain – 7, Johnson – 5

Fouls: Green Mountain – 9, Johnson – 9

GOALKEEPERS 

Kaila Lemmer (Barnard, Vt., 3-3) took the loss, allowing four goals on six shots in 45 minutes of work. She was relieved in the second half by Mia Blackwell (Eastham, Mass.) who gave up a goal on six shots. Jessica Casey (4-0) earned the shutout win, making three saves.

NEXT UP 

Johnson will host Thomas College in a NAC contest on Saturday, September 23^rd at 3:30 p.m.