MANCHESTER, N.H. - The Saint Anselm women's
soccer team hosted the Bears of the New York Institute of
Technology this afternoon in non-conference play. The Hawks, who
are currently ranked seventh in the NSCAA East region, defeated the
Bears by a score of 2-1, to nab their fifth win of the
season. All 18 of the healthy Hawks saw playing time in
today's victory.
The Hawks didn't waste any time, scoring their first goal within
seven minutes of the opening whistle. Sophomore
Teresa Vercollone (Pembroke, Mass.) won the ball
in the backfield and dribbled it into the box to set up senior
Mary Kate Heavey (Medfield, Mass.). Heavey
laced a hard shot out of the goalkeeper's reached, but it just
missed and ricocheted off the post. Junior Jennifer
Pearl (Stoughton, Mass.) got the rebound and sent the ball
up into the top-left part of the net, to give the Hawks an early
1-0 lead.
Shortly after the goal, Coach Wallis switched up the majority of
the Hawks' lineup, including sending Jennifer Davis
(Norwood, Mass.) into the net for her second time this
season. The rest of the half was uneventful, but at 47:32,
two and a half minutes into the second period, a Hawk foul in the
box gave Megan Emanuelo (Deer Park, N.Y.) a chance
to tie the game with a penalty kick. She laced a tough shot
up into the right side of the net, out of Davis' reach, to knot the
score at one apiece.
The next 35 minutes went back and forth, and the momentum seemed
to be heading into overtime when, at 82:24, junior Erika
Sartor (Andover, Mass.) set up sophomore defender
Jillian DaSilva (East Taunton, Mass.) who hooked
in a slicing shot off her left foot, to give the Hawks a 2-1
victory.
The Hawks outshot the Bears 16-5 in the game, 10-2 in the second
half alone. NYIT goalkeeper Kathryn Miller
(Doylestown, Pa.) had eight saves in the game,
Jacqueline Cooney (Braintree, Mass.) had three in
her 54:17 playing time, and Davis had none in 35:43. With the
win, the Hawks improve to 5-3-1 (4-2 NE-10) while the Bears drop to
1-5 (0-0 ECC).
The Hawks return to action on Saturday afternoon, September
26th, as they travel to Albany, N.Y. to take on the No.
3 College of Saint Rose Golden Knights. The competition is
slated for 2:00 pm.
