Saint Michael's College

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. - The Saint Michael's College women's soccer team opened the season with a 4-0 shutout of Holy Family University on Friday, using three goals in an 8:22 span of the second half to pull away on Tiger Field. The Purple Knights' scheduled opener on Thursday at Chestnut Hill College was postponed to Saturday.
 
RECORDS

• Saint Michael's (1-0), Holy Family (0-1)

SAINT MICHAEL'S LEADERS

• Junior Elisa Damori (Lake Oswego, Ore./Lake Oswego), 1 goal, 2 assists
• Junior Scarlett Brookes (Rockaway, N.J./Morris Knolls), 1 goal, 1 assist
• Junior Lola Follansbee (Grafton, Mass./Grafton), 1 goal
• Junior Jules Peterson (Massapequa, N.Y./Massapequa), 1 goal
• Sophomore Chloe Laizer (West Springfield, Mass./West Springfield), 6 saves

OPPONENT LEADERS

• Jaina Preuhs, 5 saves in 77:36, loss
• Hannah LaBadie, 2 saves in 12:24 of relief

GAME FACTS

• The teams met for the first time.
• Saint Michael's ran its non-conference regular-season unbeaten streak to 29 games (26-0-3) since September 2021, winning the last 21 contests - including eight in a row via shutout.
• The Purple Knights have won eight consecutive regular-season contests dating back to last fall.
• In just her 21st career start, Laizer registered her 17th career victory to tie Jen Kielbasa '00 for fourth in school history. She broke a tie with Abigail Lemanski '04 for fifth in shutouts, logging her 10th.
• Brookes broke a tie with Maura O'Connell '89 for 10th in program history in career goals by netting her 21st. With 48 points in 35 games, she is two points short of Suzanne Fontas '04 for 10th in school annals in points.
• Junior Sarah Gormley (East Moriches, N.Y./Westhampton Beach) handed off her 11th career assist, leaving her one short of the program's all-time top 10.

THE ACTION

• Follansbee accounted for the only first-half scoring during the 28th minute, working her way through a double team to get past the final Tiger defenders and alone on Preuhs before popping a shot inside the right post.
• During the 70th minute, Brookes slipped a pass at the midfield stripe for senior Bridget Hanley (Mansfield, Mass./Mansfield), who sent the ball into space for Gormley out on the left flank. Gormley's one-touch return cross through the box found the right post and Brookes, who tucked a shot inside the far post for a 2-0 lead.
• Shortly thereafter, Brookes' cross in the box was left by Damori for Peterson, who tallied on a vacated left side of the net during the 75th minute.
• Only 2:47 later, Damori finished junior Sam McDonough's (Walkersville, Md./Walkersville) cross for her team's third goal in a matter of 8:22.

NEXT SAINT MICHAEL'S GAME

• Saturday at Chestnut Hill, 10 a.m.