By Kyra Tolley Staff Writer Framingham State women’s soccer defeated the Nichols College Bison 2-1 in a non-conference home game Sept. 30. The win brought their overall record to 2-6-1. The Rams started the attack early when junior Grayson Tellier landed a shot on goal within the first 30 seconds of the game. Play quieted down for the next 9 minutes until the Bison responded on offense with four shots and two corner kicks. Eighteen minutes in, freshman Hailey Ring scored unassisted on a shot that brought the Rams to an early lead. Framingham had two more shots for the rest of the half, but gave up eight more shots to Nichols. Despite the Bison outshooting the Rams by nine shots in the first half, the Rams maintained their one goal lead at halftime. Ten minutes into the second half, a free kick for the Bison hit the back of the net to tie the game 1-1. With 24 minutes left, the Bison were awarded a penalty kick and a chance to take the lead. The shot missed high above the net and kept the score even. Nichols kept up the pressure with two shots on goal 3 minutes later. Goalkeeper Madison Magone continued to defend the net and saved both shots from the Bison. In the 69th minute, the Rams offense turned the tide with a forward push that resulted in two corner kicks. With numbers in the box, sophomore Melissa Romeiro went for a header that was blocked, followed by a wide shot from freshman Isabella Fischer. Heading into the last 15 minutes of the game, the Rams and the Bison exchanged scoring opportunities for their respective teams. Framingham had two shots on goal while Nichols had three. With less than a minute to play, freshman Beyonce Gray scored the game-winning goal unassisted, bringing the final score to 2-1. Captain Megan McAuliffe said, “[The freshmen’s] energy is everything we’ve ever needed. I love that they’re the ones who fuel us and they’re the ones who make us want to work even harder.” Magone came up big with 13 saves - five in the first half and eight in the second. Head Coach Michael La Francesca said, “[Magone] was absolutely amazing positioning herself correctly, controlling the back line, talking, communicating - just being the quarterback of the team from the back.” Framingham hosted Curry College for a non-conference matchup Oct. 2. Curry took the lead 1-0 in the first 5 minutes with a shot that was nearly saved by Magone. The Rams tried to make a mark with long passes over Curry’s back line, but couldn’t find the net. Framingham saw more attacking opportunities toward the end of the first half with a corner kick and two shots. Gray put up the Rams’ first shot on goal in the 36th minute. With 1 minute left in the first half, Curry capitalized on a loose ball and scored to bring their lead to 2-0. Curry dominated the second half with nine shots compared to Framingham’s two, but couldn’t put another in the net. Ring earned the Rams their second and final shot on goal in the last 7 minutes of the game. The game ended in a 2-0 win for Curry College and brought the Rams’ overall record to 2-7-1. Framingham women’s soccer travels to Bridgewater State for a conference game Oct. 5. The Rams conference record currently stands at 1-0-1.