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Winner Saint Anselm STA (1-0-0, 0-0-0)
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Post POS (0-1-0, 0-0-0)
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Saint Anselm STA
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Game Recap: Women's Soccer |

Women's Soccer Opens 2026 Season with 5-1 Win Over Post

WATERBURY, Conn. - The Saint Anselm College women's soccer team opened its 2026 campaign with a 5-1 victory over Post University on Sunday afternoon.

Highlights

  • Junior Meghan Deneen scored twice in the opening half, recording the second multi-goal game of her career. She finished with a team-high two goals on five shots, placing four on target.
  • Sophomore Connie Patturelli, senior Daniella Atherton and sophomore Addison Jerome each added a goal in the victory. Atherton also registered an assist to finish with three points.
  • Junior Catherine McCarthy, sophomore Nicole Schneider and freshman Samantha Roux each recorded an assist.
  • Saint Anselm outshot Post 24-6, including a 16-4 advantage in shots on goal. The Hawks also held a 7-4 edge in corner kicks.
  • Junior goalkeeper Samantha Swidorski made four saves to earn her first victory of the season.
  • Saint Anselm improves to 4-0-0 all-time against Post and has scored at least four goals in each of the four meetings between the two programs.
How it Happened
Saint Anselm opened the scoring in the 17th minute when McCarthy played a short pass to Deneen at the top of the box. Deneen took a touch before firing a left-footed shot into the upper-left corner of the net to give the Hawks a 1-0 lead.

The Hawks doubled their advantage in the 27th minute. Roux and junior Schneider combined near the corner before Schneider sent a ball into the box. Patturelli and Atherton were both involved in the ensuing chance, which found the back of the net to give Saint Anselm a 2-0 lead.

Deneen struck again in the 34th minute, beating the Post goalkeeper from distance for her second goal of the contest and a 3-0 Saint Anselm lead.

Post generated a late opportunity off a corner kick in the final minutes of the opening half, but the Saint Anselm defense kept the Eagles off the scoreboard as the Hawks carried a 3-0 advantage into halftime. Saint Anselm outshot Post 13-3 and put seven attempts on target during the opening 45 minutes.

The Hawks extended their lead in the 54th minute when Jerome capitalized on a miscue along the Post back line. Atherton picked up the assist as Jerome found the back of the net to make it 4-0.

Deneen nearly completed the hat trick in the 56th minute, testing Post goalkeeper Celine Gubser with another attempt from distance, but Gubser made the save.

Atherton added the Hawks' fifth goal less than five minutes after Jerome's tally, finding the back of the net straight off of a corner in the 58th minute to extend the Saint Anselm advantage to 5-0.

Post broke through in the 74th minute when a ball into the box deflected off a Saint Anselm defender and into the net for an own goal, bringing the score to its final margin of 5-1. Swidorski made another save shortly after as the Hawks closed out the season-opening victory.

Up Next
Saint Anselm (1-0-0) opens its home slate at Melucci Field on Friday, Sept. 4, hosting No. 11 Jefferson (0-0-0) at 4 p.m.

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