COLCHESTER, Vt. - The Saint Michael's College women's soccer team lost to regionally-ranked Adelphi University, 3-1, Saturday afternoon during Northeast-10 Conference play at Duffy Field. The Panthers were ranked fourth in this week's United Soccer Coaches East Region poll.
RECORDS
- Saint Michael's (2-3-2, 0-3 NE10), Adelphi (6-1, 3-0 NE10)
SAINT MICHAEL'S LEADERS
OPPONENT LEADERS
- Sophomore Gia Mandile, 2 goals
- Junior Lola Kochanskyj, 1 goal
- Senior Kayla Mushorn, 1 assist
- Senior Morgan Salmon, 1 assist
- Sophomore Madison Apicella, 1 assist
- Graduate student Krista Aliscio, 7 saves
GAME FACTS
- Saint Michael's collected six shots in both halves during the match.
- Adelphi held the advantage on corner kicks during the match 6-1.
- Saint Michael's has now scored six goals in the second half of their games this season.
- Saturday was the Purple Knights' home opener after six road games to start the season.
THE ACTION
- Adelphi scored their first goal of the afternoon in the 26th minute as Kochanskyj was able to chip a cross from Salmon over the Saint Michael's goalie.
- The Purple Knights saw two great chances in the 31st minute, as sophomore Kayleigh Crowell (Beverly Mass./Beverly) had two shots on goal within 45 seconds of each other. Both shots were saved by Aliscio.
- Saint Michael's junior Melanie Winters (Montpelier, Vt./Montpelier/SUNY Plattsburgh) made a team save on the goal line before Mandile tapped in the Panthers' second goal on the afternoon in the 33rd minute.
- Junior Christina Cummings (Queensbury, N.Y./Queensbury) also made a team save for the Purple Knights, this one coming in the 63rd minute to stop an Adelphi header from finding the back of the net.
- Tofteroo collected her fourth goal on the season in the 83rd minute by intercepting a back pass from the defense and slotting the ball into an open net. Â
NEXT SAINT MICHAEL'S GAME
- Wednesday vs. regionally-ranked Saint Anselm College, 6 p.m.
- The Hawks are sixth in this week's United Soccer Coaches East Region poll.
