Slade registered a team-high four shot attempts against Saint Francis. (Photo Credit Brian Foley).

EASTON, Mass. (September 24, 2023) – The Stonehill College women's soccer team dropped its Northeast Conference matchup, 2-0, to Saint Francis University on Sunday afternoon at W.B. Mason Stadium.

Highlights

• Postgrad midfielder Emma Slade recorded a team-high four shot attempts on the day for the Skyhawks, including one on goal.
• Senior goalkeeper Mia Jackson went the full 90 minutes in her ninth start of the season in goal for Stonehill.
• Junior forward Karleigh Schultz and senior captain Emmy Dumaresq each recorded shots on goal against the Red Flash.
• Junior Rita Kendziora and first-year student Mercedez Paino recorded their first goals of the season. Paino's being the first of her career.
• Senior Claire Miko dished out her first assist of the year, while junior Lauren Persichetty tallied her second of the season.  
• Senior netminder Sarah McConnon recorded two saves in going the full 90 minutes to secure her first shutout of the season for the Red Flash.

  Schultz's goal in the 89th minute was waved off to an offisde call by the official. (Photo Credit Brian Foley).

   

How it Happened

• Stonehill wasted little time applying offensive pressure on Saint Francis, spending most of the time in the offensive end of the field throughout the opening minutes of the game.
• However, in the 12th minute, the Red Flash would find the back of the net after a cross from Persichetty found the boot of Kendziora for the contest's opening score.
• Both sides would go back-and-forth throughout the remainder of the opening 45 minutes, as the Skyhawks would head into the break trailing by one.
• Coming out into the second half of action, Stonehill regained its offensive pressure from early on, registering six shot attempts and three corner kicks over a 10-minute span midway through the second half.
• Saint Francis would respond in the 63rd minute with Paino's first career goal off an assist from Miko.
• With the Red Flash leading 2-0 heading into the waning minutes of the contest, Schultz nearly cut the deficit in half, finding the back of net in the 89th minute on a scramble inside the 18-yard box. However, the goal would be waved off due to an offside call by the official, resulting in the game ending at a final score of 2-0.

Up Next

Stonehill (0-10-1, 0-3-0 NEC) returns to action on Thursday, visiting Fairleigh Dickinson University for a Northeast Conference matchup at 7 P.M. Saint Francis (2-8-0, 2-1-0 NEC) continues its conference slate on Sunday at 12 P.M., against FDU.

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