Sophomore goalkeeper Sarah Hickey recorded a career-best 11 stops, but the Skyhawks couldn't find a goal at the other end. |
#15 Adelphi Edges Stonehill, 1-0
McDonnell first half goal the difference in Panthers third-straight win
EASTON, Mass. (September 19, 2009) - Adelphi University, ranked 15th in this week's National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA)/adidas Division II poll, used to a first half goal and tough defensive effort to claim a 1-0 victory over Stonehill College in Northeast-10 Conference women's soccer action at Skyhawk Field today.
Junior Brianne McDonnell (Commack, N.Y./Commack) scored the lone goal of the match 8:35 before halftime when she got on the end of a long service off a free kick by senior Amanda Popoli (South Salem, N.Y./John Jay), broke in behind the Stonehill defense and fired a shot from the center of the 18 for her fourth goal of the season.
Sophomore Dorothy Connolly (Bethpage, N.Y./Long Island Lutheran) made seven saves (four in the second half) to post her fourth shutout of the season. Sophomore Sarah Hickey (Lee, Mass./Lee) posted a career-best 11 saves in goal for Stonehill - seven in the first half alone. Adelphi finished with a 14-11 advantage in shots for the match, 9-2 in the first half.
Stonehill applied good pressure in the second half, but were unable to get the equalizer that they had found in each of its last two matches. The Skyhawks out-shot the Panthers 8-5 over the final 45-minutes.
Stonehill (4-3-0, 2-3-0 NE-10) returns to action on Tuesday when it visits Merrimack College at 7 p.m. The Skyhawks return home next Saturday, September 26, to host Southern Connecticut State University at noon. Adelphi (6-1-0, 5-1-0 NE-10) visits Le Moyne College on Tuesday at 4 p.m.
