WALTHAM, Mass. – The Saint Michael's College women's soccer team tied regionally-ranked Bentley University, 1-1, on Saturday afternoon at the Bentley Soccer Field. The Purple Knights are unbeaten through their first five games, giving them their best start in program history.
RECORDS
- Saint Michael's (4-0-1, 0-0-1 NE10), Bentley (3-1-2, 0-0-1 NE10)
SAINT MICHAEL'S LEADERS
- First-year Sarah Gormley (East Moriches, N.Y./Westhampton Beach), 1 goal
- Junior Juliana Anastopoulos (Chestnut Hill, Mass./Brookline), 3 saves
OPPONENT LEADERS
- Sophomore Abi Hennessey, 1 goal
- Senior Gabby Vachon, 1 assist
- Senior Claire Ewen, 2 saves
GAME FACTS
- Gormley netted her fourth goal of the season, and ninth point of the year.
- The Falcons held a narrow 13-9 advantage in shots, and a 6-3 advantage in corner kicks.
THE ACTION
- Junior Bella DelVecchio (Saugus, Mass./Bishop Fenwick) took two shots early in the third and fifth minutes, but was unable to convert on either chance.
- Anastopoulos made two saves in the seventh and ninth minutes to stop the Falcons from grabbing an early lead.
- With 23 seconds left in the first half, senior Nathalie Larsson (Gothenburg, Sweden/Sjölins Gymnasium/Morningside) had a shot on net that was saved by Ewen.
- Gormley scored after taking a shot from the left side of the box with her left foot and sending the ball over Ewen to give the Purple and Gold a 1-0 lead in the 78th minute.
- Ewen took a free kick from midfield and sent the ball into the box resulting in a loose ball scrum that Hennessey was able to tap in to equalize in the 89th minute.
NEXT SAINT MICHAEL'S GAME
- Tuesday at Saint Anselm College, 3 p.m.
- The Hawks were fourth in this week's United Soccer Coaches East Region poll.
