Eckhardt earned her fifth shut out in Stonehill's 1-0 win over UMass-Lowell

Easton, Mass. - Late in the second half Sabrina Cataldo (Saugus, Mass.) broke a scoreless tie with her first goal of the season against UMass-Lowell (10-7-1, 8-3-3 NE-10).  The Skyhawks end a two-game losing skid and improve to 8-6-2 (8-3-2 in the Northeast-10).

Defenses traded possessions throughout the first half.  UMass-Lowell sophomore goalie, Jamie Gillis turned away six Skyhawk shots on goal.  Senior goalkeeper Alex Eckhardt (Marshfield, Mass.) also denied six shots on her way to registering Stonehill's fifth shutout of 2007.

The score remained tied until late in the second half.  With two minutes remaining Caitlin McEvily (New Rochelle, N.Y.) floated the ball in front of the River Hawks' goal.  Cataldo jumped and deflected the ball past Gillis.

The score was Cataldo's first since Stonehill's 2006 match up with Bentley. Sabrina set the tone for that game coming off the bench and scoring early.  The Skyhawks would go on to beat Bentley, 8-0.

Saturday's win was particularly special because of Senior Day.  For Lauren Boyd (Sandwich, Mass), Hilary Eckhardt (Marshfield, Mass.), Ashley Bourne (Brockton, Mass.), Meghan O'Brien (Stow, Mass.), Erin McLaughlin (Norwoord, Mass.), and Alex Eckhardt today marked their last home game at Stonehill College.

The women's next two games will be on the road at Assumption on Tuesday and Friday at Bridgeport.