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faith kosiba
Jim Laskarzewski '86
2
Winner Saint Michael's STM (4-0)
1
Felician University FEL (0-3-2)
Winner
Saint Michael's STM
(4-0)
2
Final
1
Felician University FEL
(0-3-2)
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Saint Michael's STM 2 0 2
Felician University FEL 1 0 1

Game Recap: Women's Soccer |

Women's Soccer Remains Unbeaten With 2-1 Victory Over Felician

RUTHERFORD, N.J. – The Saint Michael's College women's soccer team took down Felician University, 2-1, on Tuesday afternoon at Tryon Field, with junior Faith Kosiba (Dunstable, Mass./Groton-Dunstable Regional) scoring both goals. The Purple and Gold is 4-0 for the first time in 20 years.
 
RECORDS
  • Saint Michael's (4-0), Felician (0-3-2)
SAINT MICHAEL'S LEADERS
  • Junior Faith Kosiba (Dunstable, Mass./Groton-Dunstable Regional), 2 goals
  • First-year Sarah Gormley (East Moriches, N.Y./Westhampton Beach), 1 assist
  • Junior Juliana Anastopoulos (Chestnut Hill, Mass./Brookline), 2 saves
OPPONENT LEADERS
  • First-year Makenna Lesczynski, 1 goal
  • First-year Zoe Pite, 9 saves
GAME FACTS
  • The Purple Knights were also unbeaten through four games a year ago, starting 2-0-2.
  • The Purple Knights held a 22-5 advantage in shots, and a 4-0 advantage in corner kicks.
  • Saint Michael's is now 3-0 in the all-time series against Felician, dating back to Aug. 28, 2004.
  • Kosiba is the third player in two games to record a brace, after Gormley and first-year Scarlett Brookes (Rockaway, N.J./Morris Knolls) both scored twice in the 5-1 win over Dominican University on Saturday.
THE ACTION
  • Kosiba netted her first goal of the day in the 16th minute after Gormley sent a pass to the right side of the field for Kosiba, who took one touch around a defender and slotted her shot on the right side of the net past Pite.
  • The Purple Knights went up 2-0 in the 18th minute after Pite's attempt to clear a cross into the box found the feet of Kosiba, who sent a shot on net to double the visitors' lead.  
  • The Falcons cut the lead in half when Lesczynski was able to float a shot over Anastopoulos in the 33rd minute to make the score 2-1.
  • The Purple Knights had 10 shots in the second half before Anastopoulos was tested in the 75th minute by senior Felicity Urias, making her first save of the afternoon.
  • Senior Claire Williams (Saint Leonard, Md/Calvert) had an opportunity to stretch the lead in the 88th minute, but the chance was negated by Pite.
  • Anastopoulos made a leaping save on Urias' chance with 15 seconds remaining to help her squad hold onto the win.
NEXT SAINT MICHAEL'S GAME
  • Saturday at Bentley University, 1 p.m.
  • The Purple Knights begin Northeast-10 Conference play that day.
  • The Falcons were eighth in this week's United Soccer Coaches East Region poll.
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