Box Score

Senior F Conor O'Brien scored one goal and set up another to lead Binghamton University over UMass Lowell, 4-0, Thursday night in an America East Conference women's soccer match at Cushing Field.
 
UMass Lowell, which had gone 1-0-1 in its last two matches, slipped 1-15-1 in its first Division I season (1-6-0 in America East) entering Sunday's season finale at Albany (1:00).
 
Binghamton snapped a two-game slide with the win and improved to 8-6-2 overall and 3-3-1 in America East. The Bearcats end the regular season Sunday at home against Vermont (1:00).


 
Binghamton opened the scoring in just the third minute when O'Brien fed sophomore M Katie Corcoran, who rifled home from just outside the top of the 18-yard box. The Bearcats doubled their lead in the 33^rd minute when freshman B Genevieve Crescenzo threaded a pass to sophomore B Rebecca Raber, who chipped over junior GK Jane Hatzikonstantis (Tewksbury, Mass.).
 
UMass Lowell's best chance came in the 50^th minute when freshman M Abbey DeCredico (Wakefield, Mass.) crossed to sophomore B Selja Snorradottir (Reykjavik, Iceland), who headed agonizingly over the bar.
 
O'Brien scored Binghamton's third in the 66^th minute when she broke free of the defense on the left side and slotted inside the far post. The Bearcats added a fourth in the 89^th minute when senior F Sophie Sylla got behind the defense on the left side and dropped off for freshman F Leighann Bennett, who steered inside the right post.
 
Binghamton outshot UMass Lowell 17-5 overall and 9-0 on target as Hatzikonstantis stopped five shots.