ALBANY, N.Y. - The Saint Michael's College women's soccer team lost to No. 2 The College of Saint Rose, 2-0, on Tuesday evening during Northeast-10 Conference play on Sullivan Field. The Golden Knights, who won the last three NE10 Championships and qualified for the past four NCAA Tournaments, earned their national ranking from the United Soccer Coaches and are first in the latest East Region poll.
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RECORDS
- Saint Michael's (2-2-2, 0-2 NE10), Saint Rose (6-0, 2-0 NE10)
SAINT MICHAEL'S LEADERS
OPPONENT LEADERS
- Graduate student Elina Seppala, 1 goal
- First-year Ashley Kieblesz, 1 goal
- Junior Pia Bozic, 0 saves in 65:12, win
- Junior Peyton DeRouen, 0 saves in 24:48 of relief
GAME FACTS
- Saint Michael's played its second of six straight games against teams ranked in this week's United Soccer Coaches East Region poll.
- The Golden Knights entered the day one of the final seven undefeated women's soccer teams in Division II.
- Saint Rose is 23-1-6 in NE10 play since 2019.
THE ACTION
- Just 12 seconds into the game, sophomore Faith Kosiba (Dunstable, Mass./Groton-Dunstable Regional) had a blast from the edge of the box blocked by a Golden Knight.
- Stevens-Cardin denied graduate student Lauren Amerena's distance bid in the 49th minute to keep Saint Rose off the board before leaping to tip another long Amerena shot over the crossbar in the 56th.
- At the 60-minute mark, first-year Brielle Zink headed a teammate's corner cross toward the left side of the net, only to be denied by an outstretched Stevens-Cardin.
- Midway through the 65th minute, a Purple Knight was called for a foul just inside the box, leading to Seppala burying a penalty kick at 64:22.
- Only 50 seconds later, Kieblesz put home an insurance tally to complete a harried sequence in the box.
NEXT SAINT MICHAEL'S GAME
- Saturday vs. regionally-ranked Adelphi University, 1 p.m.
- The Panthers are fourth in this week's United Soccer Coaches East Region poll.
- The Purple Knights will hold a Morgan's Message Game in support of mental health and National Suicide Prevention Week/Month.