The Bristol Community College women’s soccer team has climbed into the top 10 in the latest NJCAA Division III rankings while extending one of the most dominant stretches of the season in Region XXI.
Led by Head Coach Braley Freire and Assistant Coach Katelyn Goncalves, the #8 Bayhawks are the defending regional champions and now sit at 9-1 overall and a perfect 9-0 in conference play.
They aren’t just winning, they are dominating. The Bayhawks have won 8 consecutive matches and are averaging 7 goals per game, with 63 goals scored and a goals-against average of just over 1.
On October 24th, Bristol defeated Quinsigamond Community College 11-0 at home. Earlier in the week, the Bayhawks beat Holyoke Community College 7-0 on the road and Bunker Hill Community College 10-0. Other conference victories this month include 8-0 and 6-0 wins over Springfield Technical Community College, an 8-0 win over Holyoke, and a 10-0 road victory against Quinsigamond. The team opened the season with a 3-0 shutout of Bunker Hill before suffering its only loss, a 1-0 defeat at Southern Maine Community College.
Freshman Noa Beaudry has been a standout, scoring 20 goals in her last 6 games.
BCC is set for the Region XXI semifinals on Friday, October 30th, against Quinsigamond at Bristol’s Taunton campus. The regional championship is scheduled for Sunday, November 1st.
With the number 8 national ranking and an undefeated conference mark, the Bayhawks enter the postseason as one of the top teams in the country.
