Manchester, N.H. (September 6) -- On Thursday afternoon, the Saint Anselm women's soccer team defeated the University of Bridgeport by a 2-1 final in non-conference action at Melucci Field.

At the 16:54 mark, the Hawks took a 1-0 advantage when Bethany Dunn (Plymouth, Mass.) scored her first goal of the season. Saint Anselm increased its lead with 15:43 left in the opening half when Catherine Bruce (Lebanon, Conn.) tallied her first goal of the season and the Hawks held a 2-0 halftime advantage.

Bridgeport closed to within 2-1 at the 75:47 mark when Sofia Hoflin found the back of the net for her second goal of the season. The Purple Knights had a number of quality scoring chances in the closing minutes, but the Hawks held them off for the victory.

Freshman Jacqueline Cooney (Braintree, Mass.) made seven saves, while UB netminder Elina Yletyinen made three saves for the visitors.

Saint Anselm improves to 3-2-0 overall, while Bridgeport falls to 2-3-0 overall on the season. The Hawks are back in action on Saturday, September 8th when the team travels to Assumption for a Northeast-10 game beginning at 2 p.m. in Worcester, Mass. Bridgeport returns to action on Sunday, September 9th when the Purple Knights host Queens College at 1 p.m. in its ECC opener.