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Addison Jerome WSOC Team Celebration
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Winner Saint Anselm STA (3-1-1, 2-0-0)
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Saint Michael's SMC (6-1-1, 0-1-1)
Winner
Saint Anselm STA
(3-1-1, 2-0-0)
3
Final
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Saint Michael's SMC
(6-1-1, 0-1-1)
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Saint Anselm STA 1 2 3
Saint Michael's SMC 0 0 0

Game Recap: Women's Soccer |

All-Around Performance Lifts Women’s Soccer to 3-0 Win at Saint Michael’s

COLCHESTER, Vt. – The Saint Anselm College women's soccer team won its second consecutive Northeast 10 (NE10) matchup, defeating Saint Michael's College, 3-0, at Duffy Field on Tuesday.
 
Highlights
  • Sophomore Meghan Deneen converted on the first penalty shot attempt of the season for the Hawks, netting her second goal of the season, the third of her career. This would be the first game-winner of the season for Deneen, and the first of her career.
  • Deneen also tallied an assist, the first of the season and second of her career.
  • Freshman Addison Jerome netted her team-leading third goal of the season, as she has now scored in three of her first five career games. Jerome leads the team with seven points
  • Junior Daniella Atherton scored her first goal of the season, her first career points.
  • Freshman Madison Botta tallied two assists in the win, while classmate Nicole Schneider recorded an assist for the second straight game.
  • Sophomore goalkeeper Samantha Swidorski recorded her first shutout of the season, the seventh of her career, making three saves to improve to 3-1-1 in net this season.
  • Saint Anselm is unbeaten against the Purple Knights in their past 17 matchups, posting a 13-0-4 record with five straight wins in the series. The Hawks' record improves to 28-8-7 all-time after Tuesday's win.
  • This is the first 2-0-0 start for the Hawks in NE10 play since 2023, when Saint Anselm won its first four conference matchups.
  • Shots and shots on goal were even, with both teams tallying nine shots with four on goal.
How it Happened
 
With both defenses standing tall for the first 20 minutes of the NE10 matchup, the first scoring opportunity came in the 22nd minute when a Saint Michael's corner kick ricocheted around the box and rocketed off the post before being cleared by the Hawks to keep the match scoreless.
 
Just 45 seconds later, junior Camryn Doyle was fouled in the box as a Purple Knights defender collided with her and sent Doyle to the turf, setting up sophomore Meghan Deneen for a penalty shot, which she buried with her right foot to the bottom left corner of the net to put Saint Anselm ahead 1-0.
 
Swidorski stood tall on a shot aimed right at her in the center of the box, using two hands to make the grab in the 46th minute.
 
Jerome nearly scored in the 70th minute with a shot that went just over the fingertips of the Saint Michael's goalie and off the crossbar.
 
Jerome would find the back of the net in the 72nd minute on a long pass from Schneider that trickled through the Purple Knight's defense, leading Jerome to a one-on-one with the goalie, winning the matchup with a left-footed shot to put the Hawks up 2-0.
 
Atherton iced the game in the 87th minute with a right-footed shot after receiving a pass from Deneen while streaking down the right side of the pitch, giving Saint Anselm a 3-0 advantage.

Saint Anselm's defense held strong for all 90 minutes en route to its second shutout of the season, led by senior Nina Cuccovia, who had an excellent performance at left back Tuesday night despite not showing up in the box score. 
 
Up Next
The Saint Anselm College women's soccer team (3-1-1, 1-0-0 NE10) continues its two-game road trip on Saturday, Sept. 27, with an NE10 matchup at No. 25 Adelphi University (4-1-0, 1-0-0 NE10), with kickoff set for 3 p.m. at Motamed Field in Garden City, N.Y.
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