Springfield, Mass. – The Saint Anselm women's soccer team traveled to Northeast-10 Conference opponent American International College and battled hard before falling to the 19th-ranked Yellow Jackets by a score of 3-1. The loss drops the Hawks to 0-2 overall (0-1, Northeast-10) and improves the Yellow Jackets record to 3-0 (1-0, Northeast-10).

The Yellow Jackets began the game strong, taking six shots in the first 22 minutes. Despite the effort American International put forth, the Hawks struck first in the 23rd minute when Jennifer Pearl (Stoughton, Mass.) netted Saint Anselm's first goal of the season. The celebrations did not last long though as the Yellow Jackets responded just 29 seconds later with a goal from Sarah Tomlinson (Clitheroe, England). The Yellow Jackets struck again in the 27th minute on a goal by Caroline Heron (Montrose, Scotland), which proved to be the game-winning goal. 

The second half stayed scoreless for 15 minutes as Hawks goalkeeper Jackie Cooney (Braintree, Mass) and Yellow Jacket goalkeeper Amber McLeen (Leeds, England) each made a save. In the 62nd minute, AIC tacked on one final goal, giving them the 3-1 victory.

Cooney made 11 saves, including five in two minutes late in the second half. For AIC, McLeen stopped three Hawk shots.

The Hawks open their home schedule this Sunday at 1:00 pm on Melucci Field to take on Assumption College.