Women’s Soccer: Two Second-Half Strikes Lift Eastern Past Worcester on the Road

10/15/2025 9:13:00 PM | By: Alyssa French-Graham

Box Score
WORCESTER, Mass. — Fueled by early second-half goals from first-year forward Michaela Gasparri (Prospect) and sophomore Faith Corona (Durham) 138 seconds apart, Eastern Connecticut State University women's soccer surged past the Worcester State University Lancers Wednesday evening in a non-conference match at John F. Coughlin Memorial Field.

Corona notched her first career goal, while Gasparri recorded her team-leading ninth goal and team-leading fifth assist. Goalkeeper Kaeden Dublin (Maple Grove, MN) earned her first win since her first start of the year Sept. 17 and second full shutout (she has also shared two) as Eastern closed out its sixth win in its last eight matches. After winning two road games last year, the Warriors are now 5-3-1 away from Rick McCarthy Field.

Game Information:

Score: Eastern Connecticut State University 2, Worcester State University 0
Records: Eastern (8-3-2), Worcester (7-6-1)
Location: Worcester, MA (John F. Coughlin Memorial Field)

Key Moments:

In the 50th minute of the match, Gasparri received a long ball from defender Jordan Fabry (Lisbon) just near the top of the box to cut past the Lancer defense and fire a low shot into the right side of the net for Eastern's first goal, breaking the 52-minute scoring drought.
Less than three minutes later, Katelyn Herbert (Bethpage, NY) pushed into Worcester's defensive half and played a short pass to Gasparri, whose quick touch set up Corona. Corona followed the ball into the box and finished past Worcester goalkeeper Ella Gumienny for the Warriors' second and final goal of the evening.

Scoring Summary:

50:39 – Eastern Connecticut State – Michaela Gasparri (assisted by Jordan Fabry)
52:57 – Eastern Connecticut State – Faith Corona (assisted by Michaela Gasparri and Katelyn Herbert)

Game Notes:

Eastern defeated Worcester State, securing a 2-0 non-conference victory.
Eastern outshot Worcester State, taking 24 (15 on goal), and Worcester State finished with 20, with nine on goal.
Eastern held a 7-4 advantage in corner kicks.
Eastern goalkeeper Kaeden Dublin recorded nine saves, while Worcester State made 13.
Michaela Gasparri opened the scoring for Eastern Connecticut State at 50:39 off an assist from Jordan Fabry, before Faith Corona added her first goal of the season at 52:57, assisted by Gasparri and Katelyn Herbert.
Eastern committed 13 fouls, while Worcester State committed nine throughout the match.
Worcester State was issued one yellow card during the match.
It was the second time in the seven-game series that the teams were playing at Worcester (the Lancers winning, 1-0, in the previous meeting 30 years ago). Eastern leads the all-time series, 5-2.
It was the fourth time (third straight) in the series where the losing team did not score.
In 2024, Ava Lemanski scored in the fifth minute of Worcester's 1-0 win at Rick McCarthy Field. Worcester keeper Ella Gumienny made four saves to prevail in that match, with Dublin making three saves in playing the second half in net.

Up Next:
Eastern (3-0-1 LEC), the only unbeaten team in the conference, hosts the University of Massachusetts Boston (5-6-3, 1-2-1 LEC) for a Little East Conference matchup Saturday at 1:00 p.m. EST. It's the first of four straight LEC matches (three at home) which closes out the regular season. Boston tied Westfield State University, 2-2, Wednesday night at home (Eastern edged Westfield, 1-0, Sept. 17 at McCarthy Field). Boston was picked for second place in the LEC Coaches' Pre-Season Poll, Eastern fourth. The Beacons are 1-5-2 in their last eight matches and are 2-4-0 away from home.Eastern is undefeated (3-0-1) at home. The Warriors lead the all-time series, 24-8-3, but are 1-5-1 against UMB in the last seven encounters. The teams played to a scoreless tie at McCarthy Field in 2023.

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