South Hadley, Mass. – October 21, 2014 - A three-goal second half propelled the Springfield College women's soccer team past Mount Holyoke College in New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) action on Tuesday evening.

The victory moves the Pride, who are ranked No. 7 in the latest National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) regional rankings, to 9-3-2 with a 6-1-1 mark in conference play. The homestanding Lyons are now 6-10-0 and 2-6-0 in the NEWMAC.

Holding a 1-0 advantage after the opening half on a goal from Kimberly Quiles (Poughkeepsie, N.Y.), Springfield saw its advantage disappear as Mount Holyoke senior Cassidy Robinson (Lebanon, N.H./Lebanon) fired in her 10th tally of the season in the 51st minute.

The Pride wasted little time in regaining the lead as junior forward Nicole Fowler (Maynard, Mass.) split the Lyon defense, dribbling the ball forward as she sent it sailing past Lyons keeper Mackenzie Randall (Harwinton, Conn./Forman) in the 53rd minute.

Despite a number of outstanding shots, the Lyons goalie was unable to hold off the Pride offense as junior Jessica Miller (Southbury, Conn.), who assisted on the first goal of the game, netted one of her own in the 67th minute. Quiles picked up the assist on the goal, sending a perfect cross into the middle, which was immediately headed in by Miller into the left corner.

Quiles tallied the final marker as well in the 73rd minute. After a defender blocked her initial shot, Quiles shifted right and tracked down the ball, sending a long shot past Randall on the right side as the keeper came out to play the ball.

Springfield, which hadn't allowed a goal against since a 1-1 tie versus Babson on Oct. 4, saw senior goalkeeper Lucy Gillett (Rockville Centre, N.Y.) pick up her ninth win of the season with one stop. She is now 9-3-2 overall.

Mount Holyoke returns to action next Tuesday in a 3:30pm contest at Smith. Springfield is back in action on Saturday, hosting WPI at 1pm.