Jackson totaled nine saves in the Skyhawks goal this afternoon (PHOTO BY Jarod Minassian/Stonehill Athletics)

Jackson's nine save performance leads Skyhawks

EASTON, Mass. (August 17, 2023) – Senior goalkeeper Mia Jackson stood out in goal with a nine save performance as Stonehill College was edged by the University of New Hampshire, reigning champions of the America East Conference, in a season-opening non-conference women's soccer matchup at Tucker Field this afternoon. 

How it Happened

• Junior Meghan Guarente placed the lone goal of the match past Jackson off a turnover with a right-footed shot from the center of the penalty box into the lower right side of the net off a pass from the right side by postgrad Katie Oliver.
• Jackson was otherwise the story of the match, keeping Stonehill in touch with a nine save performance, including five in the second half. She notched a pair of those stops in quick succession just past the hour mark.
• Stonehill looked to place an equalizer past UNH sophomore goalkeeper Sally Rainey five minutes into the second half, but the goal was waived offside.
• Rainey registered one save in posting the first shutout of her collegiate career.  

Noteworthy

• New Hampshire captured the America East Tournament Championship last fall to earn an NCAA Tournament bid and has been picked second in the America East preseason coaches' poll.
• Jackson was making her sixth career start – her third at the NCAA Division I level for Stonehill. Her nine saves this afternoon finished just three shy of her career-best set with her 12-save effort at Wagner College last October.
• Stonehill has been picked eighth in the NEC preseason coaches' poll after finishing sixth in its inaugural Division I season in 2022.
• The Skyhawks are eligible for the NEC Tournament for the first time this fall.

Up Next

Stonehill (0-1-0, 0-0-0 NEC) returns to action next Thursday, when it visits Fordham University for a non-conference matchup in The Bronx at 4 p.m. The Skyhawks home opener follows on Sunday, August 27, as they host the University of Maine at Skyhawk Field at 11 a.m. UNH (1-0-0, 0-0-0 AE) visits the University of Minnesota on Sunday at 1 p.m.

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