HOOKSETT, N.H. – Seniors
Riley DiGilio (Danvers, Mass.) and
Josie Pecor (Williston, Vt.) each scored a goal as the Saint Anselm College women's soccer team secured a 2-2 draw at nationally ranked No. 13 Southern New Hampshire on Wednesday evening. It is the ninth tie of the season for Saint Anselm, which is the most in the Northeast-10. The Hawks have clinched a spot in the upcoming NE10 Championship as the sixth seed out of eight teams.
UP NEXT:
- Saint Anselm faces Southern New Hampshire in the NE10 Championship Quarterfinals on Sunday, November 10th at 4:00 p.m. from Mark A. Ouellette Stadium in Hooksett, N.H. The Hawks are seeded sixth and will once again travel to the Penmen, who are seeded third.
Score: Saint Anselm 2, No. 13 Southern New Hampshire 2
Records: Saint Anselm (5-3-9, 2-2-6 NE10); No. 13 Southern New Hampshire (9-1-5, 5-1-4 NE10)
Location: Hooksett, N.H. (Mark A. Ouellette Stadium)
Date: Wednesday, November 6th, 2024
Attendance: 337
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- Pecor got Saint Anselm on the board in the seventh minute with her fourth goal of the year. Senior Erin Rutherford (Ashburnham, Mass.) launched a long distance shot from well over 35 yards away that gave the goalkeeper trouble and bounced off the cross-bar. The ball landed right at Pecor's feet, and she buried the rebound into the lower left corner to give the Hawks a 1-0 lead.
- Saint Anselm doubled its lead just over 38 minutes after DiGilio registered her 10th goal of the season. Rutherford hit the cross-bar again off a set piece from long range. This time, DiGilio tracked down the rebound and headed it home to make it 2-0.
- Alyssa Anderson got one back for Southern New Hampshire before the end of the first half. After making a move, she got to her right foot and fired a shot from the top of the box that went up and over the goalkeeper, which made it 2-1 at the halftime break.
- With under 10 minutes remaining, the Penmen created a great chance with Anderson and Ava Jakich-Kunze working a beautiful give-and-go combination through the attacking third. Jakich-Kunze played a through ball ahead to Anderson, who ran it down inside the penalty box and finished into the right side netting to even the score at 2-2.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS:
- Southern New Hampshire held a 19-9 advantage in total shot attempts as well as a 10-3 edge in shots on goal.
- The Penmen had two corner kicks in the match, while the Hawks had one corner.
- Southern New Hampshire was whistled for eight fouls compared to five that Saint Anselm was called for.
- DiGilio scored her team-leading 10th goal of the season, which is tied for the conference lead. Her 25 points puts her in second in the NE10. Pecor scored her fourth goal of the year which is second-most on the team.
- Rutherford picked up assists on both goals. She now leads the team and is tied for third in the league with six helpers this fall.
- Freshman goalkeeper Samantha Swidorski (Woodbury, Minn.) made eight saves in goal for the Hawks, which is tied for a career-high. Claudia Keith made one save in goal for the Penmen.
- This marked the 42nd all-time meeting between Saint Anselm and Southern New Hampshire. The Hawks are now 13-23-6 against the Penmen in the series that began in 1984.
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