GARDEN CITY, N.Y. - The Saint Michael's College women's soccer team limited one of the top offensive outfits in the nation during a 1-0 loss to regionally-ranked Adelphi University on Saturday. The Northeast-10 Conference foes met at Motamed Field, where the Purple Knights met a foe that entered the day 10th in Division II in scoring offense. Adelphi was eighth in this week's United Soccer Coaches East Region Poll.
RECORDS
- Saint Michael's (1-2-2, 0-2-1 NE10), Adelphi (5-2, 3-0 NE10)
SAINT MICHAEL'S LEADERS
OPPONENT LEADERS
- Graduate student Krista Aliscio, 1 save
- Junior Maria D'Angelo, 1 goal
GAME FACTS
- This marked the 21st time in its past 24 outings since 2019 that Saint Michael's played a contest decided by one goal or less.
- Dating back to last season, the Purple Knights have allowed only two goals in the past 552:17.
- Adelphi entered the day averaging 3.2 goals, good for first in the East Region and 10th in Division II. The Panthers were eighth nationally in shots on goal (10.0) before being held to five.
- Today's contest was the fourth time in the past five meetings the teams were separated by one goal or less.
THE ACTION
- The game's lone goal came on its first shot, as sophomore Ashley Borriello's cross was headed home by an unmarked D'Angelo late in the ninth minute at the left side of the box.
- Escobedo averted further damage with a diving stop of first-year Madison Apicella's line drive from distance in the 28th minute.
- A group effort led to the Purple Knights denying Borriello's attempt on a vacated net in the 38th, as senior Paulina Valentine (New Hyde Park, N.Y./Kellenberg Memorial), junior Sam Page (Merrimack, N.H./Merrimack) and sophomore Melanie Winters (Montpelier, Vt./Montpelier/SUNY Plattsburgh) covered an open net, with Valentine getting the final touch, before Escobedo rejected a follow-up try.
- First-year Bella DelVecchio's (Saugus, Mass./Bishop Fenwick) through ball sprung junior Claire Williams (Saint Leonard, Md./Calvert) for a breakaway in the 59th minute, but her tying bid was smothered by Aliscio.
- The Purple and Gold's final scoring chance came in the 86th minute off the foot of sophomore Nathalie Larsson (Gothenburg, Sweden/Sjölins Gymnasium/Morningside), who fired a shot wide right.
NEXT SAINT MICHAEL'S GAME
- Wednesday at regionally-ranked Saint Anselm College, 4 p.m.
- The Hawks are sixth in this week's United Soccer Coaches East Region Poll.
