Manchester, N.H. (August 29) - Junior Mary Kate Heavey (Medfield, Mass.) scored a pair of goals to lead Saint Anselm to a 4-1 victory over visiting Holy Family in non-conference women's soccer action at Melucci Field. The game was the season opener for both teams.

The Hawks got on the board early as Heavey took a pass from midfield from sophomore Keara Dolan (Madison, Conn.) and buried a shot into the upper left corner of the net. She added to the lead 20 minutes later as she beat a Holy Family defender and scored into the bottom right corner for the 2-0 advantage.

The Tigers cut the lead in half just under 10 minutes into the second half as freshman Lindsay Fisher (Oakford, Pa.) fired a long shot that just tipped off the fingertips of Saint Anselm goalkeeper Micaela Smith (Andover, Mass.).

Saint Anselm added to the scoring with 17:46 remaining in the game as Erika Sartor (Andover, Mass.) buried a point-blank shot just below the crossbar for the 3-1 lead. Kayla Pitney (Needham, Mass.) capped it off with under two minutes left for the 4-1 final with her first goal of the season

Smith finished the game with two saves before being relieved midway through the second half by sophomore Jacqueline Cooney (Braintree, Mass.). Cooney made two saves in her time in net, including one from point-blank range. Freshman Gina Mansi (Washington Township, N.J.) turned aside eight shots in the loss.

Saint Anselm now sits at 1-0-0 overall, while Holy Family is 0-1-0. The Hawks return to action on September 5th as the team travels to Molloy College for a non-conference game.