EDISON, NJ (Oct. 6, 2022) – Fairfield and Quinnipiac exploded for four goals apiece and Iona and Rider picked up road victories in mid-week MAAC Women’s Soccer conference action. The Bobcats remain first in the conference standings with an undefeated 5-0 record and 15 points while Fairfield sits second at 4-1 and 12 points.
 
Fairfield (9-3-0, 4-1-0 MAAC) – 4 | Manhattan (2-5-2, 0-3-1 MAAC) – 1
Lessing Field | FAIRFIELD, CT
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On a cold and rainy night, Fairfield poured in four goals from four different goal scorers in a 4-1 victory over Manhattan on Lessing Field. Maddie Mills, Maddy Theriault, Meghan Carragher, and Caroline Kelly all touched net for the Stags. Fairfield set a season-high with their four scores with all of them getting past Manhattan goalkeeper Kim Mains, who entered the match surrendering just four goals in 630 minutes for a 0.57 goals against average. As has been a theme all season, the Stags scored first as their scoring barrage started in the 24th minute when Mills received a pass from Elle Scott and used her right foot to launch it in the top corner of the net. Manhattan would draw even eight minutes later, but the Stags would quickly respond as Theriault took advantage of a bad pass from the defense and raced up the field and was able to convert her chance past the goalkeeper. Fairfield would extend their lead early in the second half, with another chance created by Theriault. The freshman would cross the ball into the middle of the box which would be redirected by Scott and find the right foot of Carragher who was able to loop the ball past the goalkeeper for her first collegiate goal. The Stags capped their scoring in the 70th minute when Kelly got her head on a service from Mills to put the score at 4-1. Fairfield would out-shoot Manhattan 21-7 with eight of those shots on target. Katie Wright would make two saves in the victory.
 
Iona (7-3-3, 2-2-0 MAAC) – 1 | Rider (5-4-2, 2-2-0 MAAC) – 0
Ben Cohen Field | LAWRENCEVILLE, NJ
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The Iona University women's soccer team defeated Rider, 1-0, at Ben Cohen Field on Wednesday night. Myla Rodrigues' scored her first collegiate goal, the decisive goal, off a corner early in the second half. The early portion of the match was contested in Iona's defensive third for a majority of time. Rider had five set-pieces from the corner in the opening 22 minutes of play, though only two shots were taken by the Broncs, neither on goal. Kedarjah Lewis had the only shot on goal during that 22-minute span, which was saved by Ellie Sciancalepore. Iona had its first chance from the corner in the 29th minute, but it did not lead to a shot. Over the course of the final 20-plus minutes of the first half, each side registered a shot on goal but each keeper was up to task and made the save. The match entered the half scoreless in New Jersey, though it would not be scoreless for much longer. Myla Rodrigues and the Gaels needed just 3:25 before finding the back of the net in the second half. A set-piece from the corner delivered by Emily Drake led to a punch out from Sciancalepore. The ball went straight into the air and off a bounce, Rodrigues volleyed a right-footed shot up over everyone, including Sciancalepore, just under the crossbar and into the net to give the Maroon & Gold the advantage. It was all the offense Iona needed, as Emma Havrilla made two more stops, including one with five minutes left to seal it for the Gaels.
 
Mount St. Mary’s (2-3-6, 1-2-2 MAAC) – 1 | Saint Peter’s (3-10-0, 2-3-0 MAAC) – 0
Caven Point | JERSEY CITY, NJ
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Kayla Pennington scored in the sixth minute and the defense made that lead stand as Mount St. Mary's women's soccer earned its first-ever Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference victory with a 1-0 win at Saint Peter's on Wednesday afternoon. The Mountaineers were the aggressors early in the contest, generating a good scoring opportunity in the fifth minute before breaking through a minute later to take the lead.  In the fifth minute, Alexis Dragisics took a cross in the middle and fired a shot that was deflected by Saint Peter's goalkeeper Olivia Mackethan. Just over a minute later, the Mount took advantage of a corner kick opportunity to take the lead.  Kalli Bell lofted the corner kick to the middle of the box where Pennington headed it past Mackethan for a 1-0 advantage. Saint Peter's had four shots in the final 10 minutes with Mount keeper Drew Camp making one save, but the Mountaineers were able to hold on for the shutout win.
 
Quinnipiac (9-1-1, 5-0-0 MAAC) – 4 | Marist (3-4-4, 1-3-1 MAAC) – 0
Tenney Stadium | POUGHKEEPSIE, NY
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Quinnipiac women's soccer has extended its unbeaten streak to eight games with a 4-0 win over Marist on Wednesday. Four Bobcats recorded goals on the night, including Rebecca Cooke who has scored at least one goal in the last 10 matchups. Sofia Lospinoso secured the shutout and Kayla Mingachos, Lauren Triglione, and Morgan Cupo all tallied a goal against Marist. Mingachos opened the scoring early in the second half for the Bobcats as she scored her second goal of the season beating Marist netminder Natalie Kelchner unassisted in the 48th minute. Triglione notched her first goal of the season in the 58th minute, unassisted as she buried one past Kelchner to give the Bobcats a two-goal lead. Cupo's goal late in the half (78’) with help from Emely van der Vliet gave Quinnipiac security in their lead, going up 3-0 on Marist. Rebecca Cooke sealed the Bobcat victory in the 87th minute with her 17th of the season. Lospinoso recorded her third shutout of the season, making one save. The Bobcats outshot Marist 13-1 and had 15 corners compared to the Red Foxes 3.
 
Siena (1-7-4, 0-2-2 MAAC) – 0 | Canisius (3-3-6, 1-1-3 MAAC) – 0
Hickey Field | LOUDONVILLE, NY
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Siena Women's Soccer played to its second straight scoreless draw and third this season with a 0-0 battle against a Canisius squad which tallied its third consecutive nil-nil decision. Angela Fini posted her second straight six-save clean sheet for the Saints. Canisius held a 17-9 advantage in shots and a 6-4 margin in corners. Following an evenly played first half, the Golden Griffins held a 10-2 shot total and 4-1 advantage in corners in the final stanza. But Fini made four of her six saves in the second half to preserve the tie. Cora Keohane paced the offense, putting two of her four shots on target for Siena. Jessica Jones made four saves to record the Golden Griffins' fifth shutout this season, although Canisius was also blanked for the sixth time in 12 matches.
 
The 2022 MAAC Women's Soccer Championship will take place from October 30 through November 6. The six-team, single-elimination championship will be hosted by the higher seed of each match. The opening round will take place on Sunday, October 30, followed by the semifinals on Thursday, November 3, and concluding with the championship match on Sunday, November 6. For all information regarding the 2022 MAAC Women’s Soccer Championship, please visit maacsports.com/wsoc.
 
About the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference:
With 11 institutions strongly bound by the sound principles of quality and integrity in academics and excellence in athletics, the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) is in its 42nd year of competition during the 2022-23 academic year. Current conference members include: Canisius College, Fairfield University, Iona University, Manhattan College, Marist College, Mount St. Mary’s University, Niagara University, Quinnipiac University, Rider University, Saint Peter’s University, and Siena College.
 
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