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Women's Soccer vs. Assumption
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Assumption ASM (3-2-6, 1-2-3)
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St. Anselm STA (6-3-5, 5-2-2)
Assumption ASM
(3-2-6, 1-2-3)
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Final
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St. Anselm STA
(6-3-5, 5-2-2)
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Assumption ASM 0 1 1
St. Anselm STA 1 0 1

Game Recap: Women's Soccer |

DiNapoli Scores First Collegiate Goal as Women's Soccer Ties Assumption

MANCHESTER, N.H. - Sophomore Madison DiNapoli (North Reading, Mass.) scored her first collegiate goal that was set up by senior captain Tara McCleary (Quincy, Mass.), helping the nationally-ranked No. 23 Saint Anselm College women's soccer team earn a 1-1 draw against Assumption University on Wednesday afternoon.
 

UP NEXT:
  • Saint Anselm is on the road this weekend, traveling to Garden City, N.Y. on Saturday, October 21st to face nationally-ranked No. 15 Adelphi University at 11:00 a.m.
  • The Hawks are back home next Tuesday, October 24th for their last home game of the season, a 3:00 p.m. matchup with Southern New Hampshire University.

Score: Saint Anselm 1, Assumption 1
Records: Saint Anselm (6-3-5, 4-2-2 NE10); Assumption (3-3-7, 1-3-4 NE10)
Location: Manchester, N.H. (Melucci Field)
Date: Wednesday, October 18th, 2023
Attendance: 107
 

HOW IT HAPPENED:
  • The match got off to a fast start, with both sides earning quality chances in the opening minutes. Saint Anselm got the first two shots on goal of the game in the first three minutes, one apiece by senior Olivia Gotobed (North Andover, Mass.) and junior Riley DiGilio (Danvers, Mass.), forcing two quick saves to be made by Assumption goalkeeper Frida Larrson.
  • Assumption got their first good opportunity in the fifth minute when Haleigh Ward's long distnace shot drifted high in the air and bounced off the cross-bar before going out of play.
  • The Hawks began to take control midway through the first half and put pressure on the Greyhound defense with three more shots and a corner kick. DiNapoli opened the scoring for Saint Anselm with her first collegiate goal just six minutes before halftime. McCleary slipped a brilliant pass behind the back line that DiNapoli was able to lace one-time past Larrson and into the top right corner of the net to give the Hawks a 1-0 lead.
  • The Greyhounds put one shot on target before the break, but Chelsea Hoey's shot was saved comfortably by freshman goalkeeper Maggie Warner (Saugus, Mass.).
  • Saint Anselm continued to assert their dominance early in the second half, firing off the first eight shots of the period, two of which were saved by Larrson.
  • Assumption began to increase their pressure in the final half hour of the match and took more chances going forward. In the 87th minute, Saint Anselm committed a foul in their own penalty box following a deep Assumption throw-in, resulting in a Greyhound penalty kick. Ashley Wenzel stepped up to take the shot and found the back of the net to even the game at one goal apiece.
  • The intensity increased in the final three minutes, but neither side could find the game-winner as the game ended in a 1-1 draw.
 

INSIDE THE NUMBERS:
  • Saint Anselm outshot Assumption 23-8 in the game, while also holding an eight to three advantage in shots on goal.
  • The Hawks had three corner kicks in the match, while the Greyhounds had five.
  • Warner recorded two saves in goal for the Hawks, while Larrson tallied seven saves in goal for the Greyhounds.
  • This marked the 38th all-time meeting between Saint Anselm and Assumption. The Hawks now hold a 15-20-3 overall record against the Greyhounds.
 
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