Women's Soccer Challenges Saint Michael's in NE-10 Showdown Tuesday Night
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NORTH ANDOVER, Mass. – After dropping a tough, 3-0 loss to No. 4 Saint Rose College, the Merrimack College women's soccer team plays host to Saint Michael's in a Northeast-10 Conference matchup Tuesday night at Martone-Majeial Field.
The Basics
Date/Time: Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2013 | 4 p.m.
Records: Merrimack (7-4-2, 5-3-2) | Saint Michael's (0-13, 0-11)
Location: Martone-Mejail Field | North Andover, Mass.
Last Time Out
In the opening minutes of play, Merrimack forward Jenna Zechner (Billerica, Mass.) had the opportunity to put the Warriors ahead but could not find the back of the net against the Golden Knight keeper. Forward Kristen Carr provided all the firepower the Golden Knights would need when she dribbled past two defenders and found the bottom left corner of the net with 16:39 elapsed for what stood up as the game-winner.
The Warriors' defense came out pressuring the Golden Knights in the opening minutes. Golden Knight Sammy Blizzard found Sydney Bond in the middle of the penalty area and Bond deposited her strike inside the right post to give Saint Rose a 2-0 lead over the Warriors.
With the clock slowly winding down, both Merrimack and Saint Rose were not giving up. Zechner had the opportunity to cut the lead in half but her shot was blocked by a Golden Knight defender. Blizzard later closed out the scoring with less than four minutes remaining when her shot sailed over the outstretched arms of Nicole Curtis (Billerica, Mass.).
Last Season against the Purple Knights
- Merrimack defeated Saint Mike's 1-0.
- Midfielder Jordan Schnopp (Dalton, Mass.) scored the game's lone goal midway through the second half
- Merrimack outshot the Purple Knights by a 10-4 margin, landing four on net.
- The visitors owned an 8-2 edge in corner kicks, while both sides combined for 21 fouls.
The Warriors:
- Senior Jackie Sullivan (North Andover, Mass.) is tied in third in the Northeast-10 with five assists along with Puopolo from Saint Rose.
- The Warriors are currently ranked fifth in the Northeast-10 right behind the University of New Haven.
- Curtis currently sits in fourth with a .860 save percentage in the Northeast-10.
- As a team, Merrimack ranks fourth with 23 goals scored this season.
The Purple Knights:
- Coming off a 1-0 loss to the University of New Haven on Saturday.
- The Purple Knights are currently ranked last in the Northeast-10 with a 0-11 conference record.
- Kata Garaffa has scored the only goal this season for Saint Michael's.
- In net, Kayalee Sullivan has accumulated 47 saves and has a .770 save percentage.
- With the Purple Knights only scoring one goal this season, their opponents have scored 25 goals.
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