Manchester, N.H. (October 4)-The Saint Anselm College women's soccer team was upended by nationally ranked Saint Rose 4-2 Saturday afternoon at Melucci Field in NE-10 action. The loss makes the Hawks 3-6-2 on the year, and 2-3-2 in conference, while the victory improves the Golden Knights to 7-3-1 overall and 5-2-1 in the NE-10.

The Golden Knights, who came into today ranked 25th in Division II, started the scoring when Katie Whiting (Holden, Mass.) scored off of a free kick past Hawk keeper Michaela Smith (Andover, Mass.) just inside the box in the games 15th minute.

The scoring quickly picked up at the start of the second half when Golden Knight forward Kailey Egbert (Camp Hill, Penn.) took a rebound from teammate Christina Cuffari (Brick, N.J.) to put Saint Rose up 2-0. Less than forty seconds later, Teresa Vercollone (Pembroke, Mass.) took a lead pass from Mary Kate Heavey (Medfield, Mass.) and put it past Golden Knights keeper Shannon Murphy (Charlton, Mass.) to cut the lead to 2-1.

In the games 68th minute, Saint Rose extended their lead when Cuffari's corner was headed in by Jordan Bowers (Colorado Springs, Colo.) to make it 3-1. Seven minutes later, Jennifer Pearl (Stoughton, Mass.) put a good boot on a corner that was headed in by Hawk defender Kathleen Kennerly (Weymouth, Mass.) to cut the lead to 3-2. Thirty seconds later, Kaitlyn Berry (Monument, Colo.) scored on a free kick just outside of the box to put the game out of reach and a 4-2 final.

The Hawks return to action Wednesday, October 8th, as they will travel to Springfield, Massachusetts to take on American International College at 4 p.m.