No. 21 Women's Soccer Topped by No. 1 Saint Rose, 2-0
ALBANY,
N.Y., The No. 21 Merrimack
women's soccer team fell to No. 1 Saint Rose 2-0 Saturday
afternoon. The Warriors move to 9-4-2 overall and 9-3-1 in the
Northeast-10. The Golden Knights remain undefeated this season at
15-0-0 on the year and 12-0-0 in the league.
Saint Rose took a 1-0 advantage 18 minutes into the match.
Gianna D'Errico redirected a shot from Christina Cuffari into
the net. Just two minutes later, Carmelina Puopolo finished a
through ball from Cuffari to give the Golden Knights a 2-0 lead
heading into halftime.
In the second half, neither team was able to tally a goal. Saint
Rose held on for the 2-0 victory to remain undefeated on the
year.
The home team owned an 18-8 edge in shots and an 8-2 margin in
shots on goal. Jessica Peacock
(Hopedale,
Mass.) and Marissa
DePaolo (Milford,
Mass.) registered
Merrimack's two shots on frame.
Kiley Horne
(Scituate,
Mass.) turned in a six-save
performance for the Warriors against the top-ranked team in the
nation. Deanna Esposito made a pair of saves for Saint Rose in the
win.
Merrimack will play one more match in the Empire State before
returning to North Andover. The Warriors will take on N.Y.I.T.
Sunday October 17.
