Women’s soccer comes up short in first conference championship appearance

The University of Hartford hosted Suffolk University for the women’s soccer Conference of New England championship. The two teams have earned their spots in this heavy weight bout, as they have been two of the best teams all season long. Hartford had the second best offense in the CNE scoring 2.5 goals per game. Led by freshman forward Taylor Freimuth who scored 11 goals this season, the fourth most in the conference. One of these goals came in the Hawks 2-1 win over Suffolk on Sept. 30. The loss was one of only two losses Suffolk would suffer on the way to their first conference championship appearance in program history. The Rams are led by head coach Ellie McDougall who took home CNE coach of the year honors for her efforts this season. McDougall led the third best offense in the CNE, scoring 2.5 goals per game. Rams forward Isa Peraza led the team in combined goals and assists scoring eight and assisting nine, she was given all-conference first team honors for her performance.

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