Anselmo led the Skyhawks with a goal and an assist against Wagner. (Photo Credit Craig Myers).

EASTON, Mass. (October 8, 2023) – The Stonehill College women's soccer team battled its way back to earn its first win of the season in comeback fashion over conference opponent Wagner College.  

Highlights

• Junior Grace Caso scored the game winning goal in the 83rd minute, marking her team-leading third goal of the season.
• Sophomore Hannah Anselmo and senior Meghan Lord each netted their first goals of the season.
• First-year student Emma Cranston dished out her first career assist, while Anselmo recorded her team-leading third of the season on Caso's game winner.
• Senior goalkeeper Mia Jackson earned her first win in net after making seven saves on the afternoon for Stonehill.
• Graduate student Madison Carr led Wagner's offensive attack with a goal and an assist, while junior Emma Roe found the back of the net for the first time of the season.
• Junior netminder Sam Hughes tallied five saves in goal for the Seahawks.

How it Happened

• Wagner wasted little time getting the scoring started as Roe found the back of the net in the third minute of the game off an assist from Carr.
• The Seahawks tacked one more goal on the board in the 30th minute on a penalty kick scored by Carr for her second point of the contest, extending the Wagner advantage to 2-0 on the board.
• Less than two minutes later, Lord nearly cut the deficit in half after rocketing a shot from 25-yards out that would be punched away by the Seahawks goalkeeper, keeping Stonehill off the board heading into halftime.  
• The Skyhawks would respond coming out of the break scoring their opening goal in the 56th minute off the foot of Lord who received a

  Caso scored the game-winner in the 83rd minute, marking her third goal of the season. (Photo Credit Brian Foley).

  perfect chip pass from Emma Cranston inside the box.
• After going back and forth over the next 20 minutes of action, Anselmo would draw a penalty kick attempt and score the game tying goal at the 74:00 mark of the match.
• Caso capped off the comeback, scoring Stonehill's third goal of the second half after a perfect cross pass off the left side from Anselmo deflected off a defender and was booted into the top right corner of the net to seal the 3-2 victory for the Skyhawks.

Up Next

Stonehill (1-11-2, 1-4-1 NEC) returns to action on Thursday, traveling to Sacred Heart University for a Northeast Conference match at 7 P.M. Wagner (5-6-2, 3-3-0 NEC) face off against Delaware State on Thursday at 7 P.M.

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