MANCHESTER, N.H. - The Saint Anselm women's soccer team picked up its third consecutive conference win this afternoon in Pleasantville, N.Y. as they defeated the Pace University Setters, 2-1.  Sophomore Erin Griffin (Londonderry, N.H.) scored her first career goal in the game, and senior Jennifer Davis (Norwood, Mass.) made her first varsity start in the net.

The first half of the game was quiet, and while both teams combined to take 14 shots, neither team could convert and the score remained 0-0 at the half.  In fact, the first goal did not come until the 72 minute mark, as Erin Griffin managed to get past the Setters' strong defense and netted an unassisted goal, the first of her career, to put the Hawks up 1-0.  Then, only 39 seconds later, senior forward Heidi Reece (Salem, N.Y.) laced a second shot past Setter goalkeeper Courtany Hagen (New Paltz, N.Y.) to secure the Hawks' lead at 2-0.  The goal gives Reece a team-leading three goals and seven points so far this season.

Finally, with just over two minutes remaining in the game, Pace midfielder Mary Lynch (Mahopac, N.Y.) penetrated the Hawks' defense and scored an unassisted goal for the Setters.  The goal was the first given up by keeper Jennifer Davis in her varsity debut.  Davis, who joined the team after three years with the Saint Anselm Club Soccer team, played all 90 minutes of today's competition.  Davis had eight saves in the game and Hagen had nine.  The Hawks took a season-high 20 shots with a .550 shots-on-goal percentage, while the Setters were accurate nine out of 13 times for a percentage of .692.

Following today's competition, the Hawks remain perfect in Northeast-10 Conference play with a 3-0 record, going 3-1-1 overall.  The Setters drop to 1-3-1 overall (0-3, NE-10). The Hawks continue their road trip this Wednesday night, September 16^th, as they face UMass.-Lowell at 7:00 pm.  Be sure to follow all the action online via livestats, provided by the River Hawks at http://www.goriverhawks.com/livestats/w-soccer/xlive.htm.