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Riley DiGilio - Women's Soccer at Assumption
5
Winner Saint Anselm SAINT AN (5-2-6, 3-1-3)
0
Assumption ASSUMPTI (6-4-5, 0-4-4)
Winner
Saint Anselm SAINT AN
(5-2-6, 3-1-3)
5
Final
0
Assumption ASSUMPTI
(6-4-5, 0-4-4)
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Saint Anselm SAINT AN 2 3 5
Assumption ASSUMPTI 0 0 0

Game Recap: Women's Soccer |

DiGilio's Brace Leads Women's Soccer to Massive 5-0 Win at Assumption

WORCESTER, Mass. – Senior Riley DiGilio (Danvers, Mass.) scored two goals to lead the Saint Anselm College women's soccer team to a 5-0 Northeast-10 Conference road win at Assumption on Saturday afternoon. DiGilio is now leading the conference with 21 points and is second in the league with eight goals. Four different players scored in the victory for the Hawks, who have gone over three weeks without a loss.
 
UP NEXT:
  • Saint Anselm hosts American International from Melucci Field on Tuesday, October 22nd at 3:00 p.m.

Score: Saint Anselm 5, Assumption 0
Records: Saint Anselm (4-2-6, 2-1-3 NE10); Assumption (6-3-5, 0-3-4 NE10)
Location: Worcester, Mass. (Normand R. Marois '57 Field)
Date: Saturday, October 19, 2024
Attendance: 125
 
 
HOW IT HAPPENED:
  • DiGilio opened the scoring for Saint Anselm just over four minutes in. Senior Sydney Wnek (Haverhill, Mass.) whipped in a cross from the left wing that found DiGilio on the back side of the box. DiGilio's left-footed volley bounced off the left post before crossing the goal line to make it a 1-0 game.
  • Less than 10 minutes later, the Hawks doubled their advantage. Wnek received a pass from senior Josie Pecor (Williston, Vt.) at the top of the box, created separation to shoot, and fired a shot into the lower left corner.
  • Saint Anselm continued their offensive attack in the following minutes with two more shots. Senior Allison Silverstein (Concord, N.H.) put a shot on frame for the Hawks, but it was saved by Greyhounds goalkeeper Frida Larsson.
  • In the 23rd minute, Delaney Farinha registered the first shot on target for Assumption, but Saint Anselm freshman goalkeeper Samantha Swidorski (Woodbury, Minn.) made her first save of the afternoon.
  • The home team started to generate some momentum towards the end of the half with four shots on goal over the final 20 minutes, but Swidorski was able to keep the clean sheet, as well as her team's 2-0 lead, intact at halftime.
  • The Hawks created several scoring opportunities early in the second half and were able to finish in the 55th minute. Freshman Meghan Deneen (Marlborough, Mass.) lofted a free kick into the box from just over midfield. The ball bounced towards DiGilio, who blasted a right-footed shot into the side netting and made it 3-0.
  • Junior Zarina Pinto (Groveland, Mass.) increased Saint Anselm's lead to 4-0 with a quality strike 10 minutes later. Sophomore Cait Mullins (Marblehead, Mass.) served a cross that Pinto collected at the top of the box. She then spun on to her left foot and ripped a shot that beat the goalkeeper high and landed just underneath the cross-bar.
  • The Hawks put one more goal up in the 74th minute. After intercepting a pass from the Greyhounds goalkeeper, junior Madison DiNapoli (North Reading, Mass.) dribbled towards goal. Her right-footed shot took a deflection off a defender and made its way into the back of the net, making it 5-0.
  • Swidorski made one more save in the final minute of action as Saint Anselm earned the dominant 5-0 road win.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS:
  • Saint Anselm held a 14-9 advantage in total shot attempts and a 9-6 edge in shots on goal.
  • Assumption had four corner kicks in the match, while Saint Anselm had three.
  • The Greyhounds committed 13 fouls compared to seven committed by the Hawks. There were no cards issued.
  • DiGilio continued her stellar season with her third two-goal game this fall. She now leads the NE10 with 21 points and is second in both goals (eight) and assists (five). DiGilio's eight goals and 21 points are both the most by a Hawk in a single season since 2018.
  • Wnek and Pinto each contributed with their second goals of the season for Saint Anselm, with Wnek also picking up an assist. DiNapoli scored her first goal of the year as well.
  • Swidorski made six saves in goal for the Hawks. She posted her third collegiate shutout and has recorded consecutive clean sheets for the first time in her career. Larsson made five stops in goal for the Greyhounds.
  • This marked the 39th all-time meeting between Saint Anselm and Assumption. The Hawks improve to 16-20-3 against the Greyhounds in the series that began in 1989.

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