MANCHESTER, N.H. - The Saint Anselm women's soccer team had a strong outing this afternoon, taking down the Adelphi University Panthers by a score of 2-0.  The Panthers (7-4, 5-4 NE-10), who were ranked No. 10 in the nation last week, were held scoreless over 90 minutes of play by the Hawks' defense and goalkeeper Jacqueline Cooney (Braintree, Mass.), en route to her second shutout of the season.  The Hawks (6-4-1, 5-3 NE-10), who are ranked ninth in the NSCAA East regional poll this week, upset the regional No. 6 Panthers.

The Hawks got on the board early as less than seven minutes into the game, at 6:51, junior Jennifer Pearl (Stoughton, Mass.) dribbled past Panther goalkeeper Dorothy Connolly (Bethpage, N.Y.) and netted a crossing shot, giving the Hawks a quick 1-0 lead.  Senior Michelle Dickson (Manchester, N.H.) assisted on the play.

The next hour of the game was quiet, neither team able to get past the opposing team's defenders until halfway through the second period, at 68:34, a Panther foul set up a free kick for the Hawks near midfield.  Sophomore defender Jillian DaSilva (East Taunton, Mass.) took the free kick and passed it to Jennifer Pearl in the box.  Pearl sent a quick tap to sophomore Teresa Vercollone (Pembroke, Mass.) who laced it across the goal into the bottom-left corner of the net.  The goal secured the Hawks a 2-0 lead, which they held onto for the remainder of the game.

The Panthers outshot the Hawks 16-9, but keeper Jacqueline Cooney kept the Panthers off the board, making eight saves in the game.  Panther goalie Dorothy Connelly turned aside three shots.  The Hawks return to action on Tuesday, October 6th as they host the Merrimack College Warriors in a Northeast-10 Conference matchup.  The competition will be held at Melucci Field beginning at 3:30 pm.