DeFelice Scores Twice to Lead Monument Girls Past Lee

LEE, Mass. -- Gabriella DeFelice scored the tying goal and assisted on the game-winner Wednesday as the Monument Mountain girls soccer team came from behind to earn a 3-2 win over Lee.

 

The Wildcats (5-6) took leads of 1-0 and 2-1 on goals by Ann Macchi and Shannon Finnegan.

 

But DeFelice scored an unassisted goal in the 68th minute to tie it. And with about seven minutes left to play, she set up Aubrey Blanchard for the game-winner.

 

“Great game, obviously not the outcome we wanted with two quick goals in the end but still a great step in the right direction with Lee stepping up and playing with intensity,” Lee coach Lauren Finnegan said. :To play great team like Monument you have to play to their level, and I think for the majority of this game we did that.”

 

Lee started the scoring in the eighth minute when Macchi scored with an assist from Hadley DeVarennes.

 

Zufan Bazzano tied it for the Spartans late in the first half, but Finnegan scored with an assist from Lena Simone early in the second half to give Lee a 2-1 edge.

 

Helen Pajeski made six shots in the Monument goal to earn the win.

 

Brianna Hawley stopped 23 shots for the Wildcats, who go to Taconic on Tuesday.

 

Monument Mountain (5-2-3) goes to Taconic on Friday.