Dias scores two goals in Wheelock win on senior day

 Dias scores two goals in Wheelock win on senior day

Boston, Mass. - Senior Alanna Dias (Swansea, MA) stepped up big for the Wheelock Wildcats, netting two goals and an assist to help lead her team to a 9-2 win over Southern Vermont College Sunday in NECC play. Fellow senior Stacy Seidner (Pembroke, NH) also had a pair of goals and an assist, while Leah Spector (Madison, CT), the third in the graduating class, helped win the ball at midfield numerous times, as the Wildcats outshot the Mountaineers 39 to 3.
     It was nine minutes before Wheelock was able to convert a goal, when defensive player Erin Reardon (Old Town, ME) found Seidner on a long pass downfield for the score. The game remained close for the next twenty minutes before Dias notched her first goal of the game and of the season on a pass from Lindsey Lacourse (Scarborough, ME).
     The Mountaineers cut into the lead a minute and a half later when Daryl Aubin (Forestdale, RI) broke away at midfield and slid the ball past goalie Nicole Zina (Bristol, RI). Wheelock would add two more scores, by Kim Rogers (Derby, CT) and Haley Butler (Yarmouthsport, MA), respectively before the end of the half, giving Wheelock a 4-1 advantage heading into the second period.
     Leslie Surdam (Hoosick, NY) added a goal for Southern Vermont in the second half while Lindsey Lacourse, Amanda Siebert (Salem, CT), and Christine Pellerin (Auburn, MA) each scored for Wheelock.
     The win improves the Wildcats record to 3-12-1 and 2-4-1 in the NECC while the Mountaineers fall to 0-13 overall and 0-7 in the NECC. Wheelock will next travel to Daniel Webster for a match Wednesday at 3:30.