Women's soccer demolishes Brown

With a 2-3 record, the fall season started off rocky for the Tigers. Heading up to Providence, R.I. last Saturday, however, the team carried six victories under their belt and soon added another. With a 4-0 shutout against the Brown Bears, the Orange and Black earned their first win in Providence since 2009, ending Brown’s two-game win streak, and can now boast their own seven-game win streak. Now 3-0 in the Ivy League for the first time since 2012, the Tigers, along with the Harvard Crimson, hold a five-point lead over the Ivy conference in the first-place position.

The first goal came from junior forward Tyler Lussi just ten seconds before halftime. Following Lussi’s lead came freshman standout Mimi Asom, breaking free from the defense to make the score 2-0 soon after the whistle sounded for the second half to begin. Sophomore midfielder Vanessa Gregoire chipped a free kick into the far corner for the third goal, and sophomore midfielder Alessia Azermadhi finished a cross from sophomore defender Natalie Larkin for the final goal and the first goal of her career. Junior goalkeeper Hannah Winner also stood out with her second completed shutout of three Ivy games.

This was an important game for Tyler Lussi, who scored her thirty-seventh career goal on Saturday. She is now the fourth top scorer in program history and shows great signs of climbing even higher. “Every single day is a drive to get better,” Lussi said.

Lussi didn’t hesitate to express her pride while discussing last weekend’s game. “We came out very strong,” Lussi said. “The goals just kept coming. It comes right from [head coach] Sean [Driscoll]. He demanded a high level of play from us from the very beginning, and we showed that we can really dominate a game.” Driscoll joined the coaching staff earlier this year in January, and with him, the team outscored their last seven opponents 23-6.

Lussi attributes her team’s performance to their work ethic and their ability to recover from early setbacks. “With three losses, it was tough, but we’re a hardworking and a close-knit team and it shows on the field.”

“Our confidence is growing and our energy is really high,” Lussi said, looking ahead to this week’s game against Lehigh. The Tigers are also in the lead in the Ivy League with the first-place seat, but Lussi and her team remain grounded and focused as they proceed through the season. “We take it day by day, game by game,” Lussi said.