LORETTO, PA. (October 9, 2022)- Despite an early score from Saint Francis, both sides fought hard throughout the day but the Stonehill College women's soccer team fell, 1-0 Sunday afternoon at the Stokes Soccerplex in Northeast Conference action.
Scoring
SFU: Tomke Dziesiaty (assist: Lauren Pyle), 08:56
Goalkeeping
SFU: Sarah McConnon (90:00), zero saves
STO: Hanna Copley (90:00), five saves
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Hanna Copley finished Sunday with five saves (Photo Credit: Brian Foley). |
The Details
- Nearly 10 minutes into the half (08:56), Pyle found Dziesiaty on a nice assist that just beat out Copley for the 1-0 advantage.
- From there, both sides' defense played a strong first half as the Skyhawks allowed only one more shot the rest of the period that was stopped by Copley.
- Stonehill had a couple of chances to even the match with shots from both Grace Caso and Karleigh Schultz that ended up going just wide of the Red Flash net.
- In the second, Saint Francis had multiple chances to increase their lead, but Copley kept the squad within striking distance stopping all four shots that came her way.
- Emmy Dumaresq and Hannah Guidi had their own opportunities to tie the match but their shots also went wide and the Red Flash ended up holding on for the 1-0 win.
- Copley has now finished with five or more saves in her last six starts.
- Despite being outshot 9-4, Stonehill and Saint Francis were tied in shots with two after the first period.
Up Next
Stonehill continues their five-game road trip when they head to Wagner College for an NEC matchup on Thursday, September 13 at 7 p.m.
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