NORTH ADAMS -- Danielle Heinsohn made seven saves to record her sixth shutout of the season and propel the MCLA women's soccer team to its seventh victory.
The Trailblazers grabbed a 2-0 win over Mount Holyoke as they continued to build momentum for a playoff run. MCLA will conclude the regular season on Saturday before starting the MASCAC playoffs next week.
"I was pleased with how we played in the first half, and even the second half," coach Deb Raber said. "The girls just dug deep and played a gritty second half. One of the things we've always prided ourselves on is how hard we work, we might not be the most talented group, but we definitely take pride in working very hard."
MCLA got the scoring started early when Janelle Stannard got her head on a corner kick from Lindsay Borbolla in the sixth minute for a 1-0 lead.
The Trailblazers closed out the scoring in the 39th minute when Jen Ferrari and Keisha Devoe broke in on a two-on-one. Ferrari dragged the goalkeeper and the defender in her direction before tapping the ball to a wide-open Devoe who had the entire net to shoot at.
MCLA volleyball
COBLESKILL, N.Y. -- SUNY Cobleskill grabbed momentum with a close victory in the second set and never looked back on its way to beating MCLA, 3-1.
MCLA won the first set 25-21, but dropped the next three 24-26, 14-25, 22-25 to lose the match.
Kelley Bryant led the team in digs with 20.
The Trailblazers will end the regular season on Saturday and begin the MASCAC playoffs on Wednesday, Oct. 31 at Westfield State.
Williams men's soccer
WILLIAMSTOWN -- The Ephs beat Middlebury 3-1 and completed an undefeated regular season with the victory.
The Ephs then grabbed a second victory on the day in winning a coin toss that broke the tie for first place in the NESCAC. Amherst also finished the season with 26 points and the toss gave Williams home-field advantage through the playoffs -- that get started Saturday. The eighth seeded Connecticut College will be the first playoff opponent for the Ephs.
Matt Ratajczak got the scoring started on Wednesday in the first half and teammates User Kashanina and Mohammed Rashid tallied the other goals.
Williamstown native Than Finan had to make just one save for his sixth win of the season.
Williams women's soccer
WILLIAMSTOWN -- Middlebury handed Williams its first in-conference loss of the season and stole the No. 1 seed for the NESCAC playoffs, with a 3-1 win.
Carla Nicaslo had the lone goal for the Ephs. Laura Wann suffered first loss in goal this year, and recorded five saves.
The Ephs will start the playoffs on Saturday as the No. 2 seed. They will host No. 7 Connecticut College at 12:30 p.m.
Greylock girls' soccer
SHEFFIELD -- Seven different Mounties scored goals, including regular keeper Margot Besnard, in a 7-0 win over Mount Everett.
Sam Hoover stopped 17 shots in net for the Eagles, who trailed 2-0 at the half.
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