Niagara Earns 2-0 Victory over Fairfield in MAAC Women's Soccer Semifinal
MAAC Sports
Niagara University earned a 2-0 victory over Fairfield University in the second semifinal game of the 2006 MAAC Women’s Soccer Championship at the Stags’ Lessing Field. Fairfield, Conn. ? Niagara University earned a 2-0 victory over Fairfield University in the second semifinal game of the 2006 MAAC Women’s Soccer Championship at the Stags’ Lessing Field.
The second-seeded Purple Eagles got on the scoreboard at the 12:48 mark as senior midfielder Emily Montgomery headed in a free kick by sophomore midfielder Shaylyn Lawrence for her eighth goal this season.
Junior midfielder Brittany Bisnott then scored an insurance goal at 80:08 to give the Purple Eagles their second goal of the night.
Fairfield had a chance to close within one as junior defender MT Church took a penalty kick at the 84:05 mark, but freshman goalie Sarah Stephens made a diving stop to notch her third shutout of the season.
Stephens finished the night with six saves. Fairfield netminder Brett Maron recorded two saves for the third-seeded Stags. Niagara is now 11-6-1 entering the championship game, while Fairfield concluded its season at 9-7-4 overall.
Niagara will face fourth-seeded Siena College in the championship game on Sunday, November 5, at 1:30 p.m., live on ESPNU, the 24-hour college sports network. The winner of the 2006 MAAC Women’s Soccer Championship will earn an automatic bid to the 2006 NCAA Division I Women’s Soccer Championship.