Women's Soccer Readies for First Ranked Opponent of 2016, Hosts #12 Adelphi Wednesday (7 p.m.)

9/28/2016 12:00:00 AM

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NORTH ANDOVER, Mass. – The Merrimack College women's soccer team will close out September with a matchup against its first ranked opponent of the season when the Warriors welcome No.12 Adelphi to North Andover for a Northeast-10 Conference matchup Wednesday night at 7:00 p.m.

The Basics
Date/Time: Sept. 28 | 7:00 p.m.
Records: Merrimack (3-2-2, 1-1-2 NE-10) | #12 Adelphi (6-1, 3-1 NE-10)
Location: Martone-Mejail Field | North Andover, Mass.

Last Time Out:

• The Warriors saw their scoring woes continue in their last contest, falling 3-0 at LIU Post on Saturday afternoon in non-conference action.
• Merrimack nearly tied the game at 1-1 in the 80^th minute on a nice scoring chance from junior Andrea Rego (Dartmouth, Mass.) on a corner kick, but the deficit would hold at 1-0
• LIU Post extend their lead to 2-0 in the 84^th minute of the game. Junior Sarah Boucher (Northbridge, Mass.) would get a quality shot on goal in the 87th minute, but saw it turned away and then quickly followed by the Pioneers third goal of the game.

Last Season vs. Adelphi:

• The Warriors and Panthers met twice last season, once in the regular season and once in the postseason. The teams played to a tie in the first matchup, while Adelphi posted a 2-1 win in the postseason.
• Merrimack and Adelphi played all the way to a 1-1 tie in their regular season matchup in late September in Garden City, New York. It was the third tie of the season for Merrimack and second for Adelphi.
• The teams' second meeting came in the NE-10 Semifinals, with the Warriors suffering a 2-1 loss in double overtime to end their NE-10 run. Junior Mia Reed (Essex Junction, Vt.) scored the lone goal of the game for Merrimack.

The Panthers:

• Adelphi enters Wednesday's game ranked 12^th in the nation, boasting a 6-1 record with a 3-1 record in NE-10 play. They're were recently upset by 18^th-ranked Stonehill when they were ranked fifth.
• Senior Morgan Santoro has opened up 2016 at a blistering pace, already registering nine goals and four assists for an NE-10 leading 22 points. Her goal total also leads the conference.
• Anne Marie Ulliac has handled the majority of net duties for the Panthers, playing and starting all seven games while posting a 1.15 goals-against average and a .692 save percentage.

Up Next
The Warriors are back in action on Saturday when they host American International at noon.

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