EASTON, MASS. (October 23, 2022)- After a scoreless first half, Hannah Wheelden came up with a clutch goal early in the second that gave the Skyhawks a 1-0 Northeast Conference win on senior day. Prior to today's match, the Skyhawks honored their eight seniors: Lauren Clement, Hanna Copley, Hannah Guidi, Bella MacNeil, Emma Montanile, Abi Murphy, Peyton Nickerson, and Emma Slade along with student manager, Meghan McDevitt. Stonehill College athletics would like to thank our seniors for all their efforts for the Stonehill women's soccer program over their careers!
Scoring
STO: Hannah Wheelden (48:59)
Goalkeeping
STO: Hanna Copley (90:00)-five saves
SFB: Kili Keshwar (90:00)-four saves
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Peyton Nickerson and Lauren Clement celebrate with Hannah Wheelden on her first career goal (Photo Credit: Mary Gettens). |
The Details
- Despite not scoring in the first half, Stonehill had plenty of chances including an early look by Murphy at 9:16. Murphy pushed up the field and sent a shot on net near the top of the box and Keshwar came up and challenged Murphy. Keshwar dove to the left just enough and got her fingertips on the shot which slowed down the attempt and altered its track away from the net.
- St. Francis College Brooklyn also had their fair share of opportunities to get on the board in the opening frame when Isabelle Gollette rifled a shot on net but Copley made a crucial stop and made another big-time stop before the end of the half at 41:16 when Oormi Sivapatham generated her own offense and put a shot on net but was turned away.
- As the second half got underway, Stonehill generated a corner kick opportunity, and after Clement put her kick on net the ball bounced around in front of the net and Wheelden saw and opening and put her shot past Keshawar for the one-goal lead (1-0). Wheelden's goal marked the first of her collegiate career.
- From there, Copley came up big again and kept the shutout intact as she made a big-time save when Copley ran up to Hannah Russell to challenge her and despite Russell trying to lift the ball over Copley, she reached out to the left and grabbed the ball. Kendra Rust had two great looks in the 83rd and 85 minutes with one being saved by Copley and one went over the top of the net. After those shots, Stonehill held on for the shutout win.
- Copley finished with five saves on the day and with her five saves, she has recorded 100 saves in her career.
Up Next
Stonehill wraps up their inaugural Division I season on Thursday, October 27 when the Purple and White host Fairleigh Dickinson University at 3 p.m.
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