WEST HAVEN, Conn. – The Saint Anselm College women's soccer team fought to a scoreless draw at New Haven on Saturday night. Defensively, the Hawks pitched their sixth shutout of the season.
UP NEXT:
- Saint Anselm concludes the regular season at nationally ranked No. 10 Southern New Hampshire on Wednesday, November 6th at 4:00 p.m.
Score: Saint Anselm 0, New Haven 0
Records: Saint Anselm (5-3-8, 2-2-5 NE10); New Haven (3-9-5, 0-5-4 NE10)
Location: West Haven, Conn. (Kathy Zolad Stadium)
Date: Saturday, November 2nd, 2024
Attendance: 287
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- New Haven's Emily Marco fired the first shot on goal of the game in the 13th minute from the top of the box, but freshman goalkeeper Samantha Swidorski (Woodbury, Minn.) made her first save of the night for Saint Anselm.
- The Hawks countered with a pair of shot attempts a few minutes later, but neither were on frame.
- In the 26th minute, Vickie Fleming ripped a shot for the Chargers that was heading for the top left corner, but Swidorski made a sprawling save to her right.
- New Haven kept their offensive attack going late in the first half with another scoring opportunity. This time, Grace Simpson was the recipient of a through ball that made its way into the box, but Swidorski denied her from point blank range to keep the game scoreless.
- With under a minute left in the first half, junior Gabrielle Chisholm (Danvers, Mass.) registered the first shot on goal of the match for Saint Anselm, but New Haven goalkeeper Caitlin Daley hauled it in for the save as the score was 0-0 at halftime.
- The Hawks came out of the break with all the momentum. The visitors recorded five shots, three of which were on target, and earned four corner kicks while holding their opposition without a scoring chance.
- Following a corner in the 48th minute, sophomore Daniella Atherton (Milford, Mass.) blasted a shot from straight out, but it was saved by a diving Daley. Atherton got another good look at goal just over two minutes later, but her strike could not get past the Charger netminder.
- Saint Anselm generated what may have been their best scoring opportunity of the match in the 53rd minute. The Hawks served in another corner kick and a battle for the loose ball took place in the box. Seniors Josie Pecor (Williston, Vt.) and Allison Silverstein (Concord, N.H.) each swung at the ball and pushed it past Daley towards goal, but it was cleared off the line by the New Haven defense.
- The Hawks earned three more corners midway through the second half, but were unable to score. Junior Emma Catanzarite (East Longmeadow, Mass.) got in on the attack at the 71:00 minute mark with a volley inside the box, but Daley made another diving stop to her right.
- In the 77th minute, Saint Anselm nearly scored again with Catanzarite playing a beautiful ball ahead for freshman Abigail Wilder (Waltham, Mass.), but her shot attempt was parried aside by Daley.
- Neither side put a shot on frame for the remainder of the match, which went on to end in a scoreless draw.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS:
- Saint Anselm held a 13-6 advantage in total shot attempts as well as a 6-4 edge in shots on goal.
- The Hawks had nine corner kicks in the match, while the Chargers had one corner.
- New Haven was whistled for nine fouls compared to eight that Saint Anselm was called for.
- Pecor led the Hawks with four shot attempts, while Atherton recorded a team-high two shots on goal.
- Swidorski made four saves and recorded her fifth career shutout for the Hawks. Daley made five saves in goal for the Chargers.
- This marked the 25th all-time meeting between Saint Anselm and New Haven. The Hawks are now 11-10-4 against the Chargers in the series that began in 1993.
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