Springfield, Mass. — October 14, 2026 — The Springfield College women's soccer team lost to New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) opponent Wheaton (Mass.) on Wednesday night, 3-2.
The Pride drop to 3-9-0 overall and 2-4-0 conference play while the Lyons drop 7-3-2, 4-1-1.
The scoring started off quickly as the Lyons got on the board less than three minutes into the game when Camila Leiva crossed the ball to Karina Contreras who found the back of the net. The Pride matched the goal just six minutes later as Peyton Knott (Leicester, Mass.) down the field and shot it passed the goalkeeper. The Lyons added another goal in the 26th minute before Lauren Darrell (Wethersfield, Conn.) connected with Adyson Wiseman (Waterford, Conn.) who scored to tie it at two.
Coming out of the halftime break, Wheaton again scored less than three minutes into the second at the 47th minute to regain the lead for the eventual game-winner. Springfield saw multiple chances but could not get one to fall as the Lyons won it, 3-2.
Wheaton outshot Springfield 14-9 and held a 3-2 edge in corner kicks. Mallory Forgatch (Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.) had four saves in the loss.
The Pride head to WPI on Saturday at 3:00 pm.
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