EASTON, Mass. (October 22, 2023) – The Stonehill College women's soccer team ended their 2023 campaign Sunday afternoon at W.B. Mason Stadium with a 1-1 tie against Central Connecticut State University in a Northeast Conference matchup.

Highlights

• Junior Grace Caso scored the lone goal for the Skyhawks, notching her team-leading fourth goal of the season.
• Senior Yara Fawaz recorded her first collegiate point with an assist on the Caso goal.
• Senior Mia Jackson started the contest for Stonehill, recording two saves in her one-half of game action.
• Fellow Senior goalkeeper Leanne Durham started the second half and tallied three saves in her 45 minutes on the field.
• The Blue Devils outshot the Skyhawks 20-9, while CCSU had six shots on goal and the Skyhawks had four.

How it Happened

• Stonehill got on the board in the 7th minute, as Fawaz handled the ball through the middle of the attacking zone and sent a pass to Caso who turned and fired a right-footed shot from just over 20 yards out that went bar down after going over the outstretched arms of the Blue Devils goalie.
• In the thirteenth minute, Jackson recorded her first save as a cross from the far left side of the field from a CCSU forward came curling towards the net, but the senior goalie punched away the threat.
• The Blue Devils had another scoring opportunity a minute later when Giavanna Inzerillo was given a penalty shot but missed the net, pushing her shot wide right.
• Kiley Yepes put a left-footed shot on goal for CCSU in the 40th minute but Jackson came out to secure the ball and keep the Skyhawks in front 1-0 going into the half.
• Abbie Burgess tied the game for CCSU in the 65th minute, taking a right-footed shot from about 15 yards out that found the top right corner of the net past Durham, tying the score at 1-1.
• Durham notched her first save in the 76th minute when a header from Aoife Horgan was redirected toward the Stonehill goal but was no problem for the senior goalie as she calmly grabbed the loose ball.
• The two teams would go scoreless the remainder of the match as they ended their regular seasons with a draw after Durham stopped two more scoring chances in the final six minutes of the match.

Up Next

Stonehill (2-13-3, 2-6-2 NEC) closed out their 2023 season and will be back next fall for their third season at the Division I level.

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