{"id":36829,"date":"2015-07-12T02:43:47","date_gmt":"2015-07-12T06:43:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nesoccertoday.com\/?p=36829"},"modified":"2015-07-12T02:46:02","modified_gmt":"2015-07-12T06:46:02","slug":"wpsl-burkes-brace-helps-mutiny-clinch-division","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/nesoccertoday.com\/?p=36829","title":{"rendered":"WPSL: Burke’s Brace Helps Mutiny Clinch Division"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Photo credit: New England Mutiny<\/p><\/div>\n

Megan Burke collected a brace to steer the New England Mutiny to a division-clinching 5-1 victory over Jersey Blues F.C. on Saturday at Fairleigh Dickinson University in Teaneck, N.J.<\/p>\n

Burke struck in the first and 63rd minutes while Tori Sousa and Andrea Plucenik scored in the 25th and 31st minutes, respectively, to give the Mutiny a comfortable lead going into the break. Jersey Blues pulled one back in the 51st minute, but the Mutiny made it a four-goal advantage when Breanne Moreau capped the account in the 82nd minute. <\/p>\n

With the win, the Mutiny claimed the Power 5 conference on 18 points (6-1-0). They will face the Seacoast United Phantoms in one of the WPSL East Region semifinals, which kick off the weekend of Jul. 18-19. <\/p>\n

The loss doomed the Blues to finish the regular season in forgettable fashion, remaining stuck on six points (1-4-3). <\/p>\n

It took only 21 seconds for the Mutiny to assert themselves in a match that had a ticket to the postseason on the line. Kate Howarth picked out Burke with a pass, and the Mutiny midfielder sent it through for a lead right off the bat.<\/p>\n

Sousa extended that lead minutes just after the midway mark of the first stanza when she volleyed a cross from Plucenik into the back of the net.<\/p>\n

Plucenik joined the goalscoring party after she collected a pass from Julia Cipriano near the edge of the box and blasted it through just after the half hour mark to send the Mutiny into halftime with a comfortable lead.<\/p>\n

The hosts cut into the lead in the 51st minute, but the Mutiny responded when Meghan Cunningham crossed it for Burke, who buried it with a well-placed header in the 63rd minute.<\/p>\n

Moreau widened the gap to four shortly after she latched onto a ball from Alexa Keney and deposited into the Blues net in the 82nd minute. <\/p>\n

The Mutiny close out their regular season schedule on Sunday at East Longmeadow High School when they host the Buxmont Torch. Kickoff is set for 4:00pm. <\/p>\n

The WPSL East Region playoffs will commence during the weekend of Jul. 18-19. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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