EDISON, NJ (Sept. 29, 2022) – Fairfield downed Mount St. Mary’s on the road, 2-1, and Quinnipiac handled Siena at home, 7-1, to both improve to 3-0 in the MAAC Women's Soccer standings on Wednesday. Rider and Saint Peter’s also picked up wins while Canisius and Niagara battled to a scoreless draw.
 
Fairfield (8-2-0, 3-0-0 MAAC) – 2 | Mount St. Mary’s (1-3-5, 0-2-1 MAAC) – 1
Waldron Family Stadium | EMMITSBURG, MD
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On a blustery and windy afternoon, Fairfield blew by host Mount St. Mary's with a 2-1 victory to move to a perfect 3-0 in the MAAC. The Stags dominated offensively from the opening whistle, notching a season-high 31 shots and out-shooting the Mount 31-8. Fairfield recorded 20 shots in the first half alone where they also picked up nine corner kicks. Fairfield needed just 10 minutes to get on the board when Elle Scott cleaned up a shot by Hannah Vogt which was saved by the Mount goalkeeper right in front of the net. For the second-straight match, the Stags scored on a corner kick, which was provided over by Maddie Mills. The transfer sent the set piece towards the front of the net where Caroline Kelly was able to flick the ball in and double the Fairfield advantage in the 16th minute. After allowing just one shot on goal in the first half, the Stags surrendered five shots on target in the second stanza. Goalkeeper Katie Wright would stop five shots in the match, with her only goal allowed coming on a penalty kick in the 84th minute.
 
Quinnipiac (7-1-1, 3-0-0 MAAC) – 7 | Siena (1-7-2, 0-2-0 MAAC) – 1
Quinnipiac Soccer & Lacrosse Stadium | HAMDEN, CT
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Rebecca Cooke tallied four goals and led the Bobcats to a convincing 7-1 victory over the Siena Saints on Wednesday afternoon. Cooke now leads all of the NCAA with 14 goals on the season. The Bobcats move to 3-0 in MAAC play with the victory, outscoring league opponents 12-1 in their three wins so far this season. Quinnipiac outshot Siena, 30-10, and 18-8 in shots on goal. Quinnipiac's 18 shots on goal is the second most they have recorded in their Division I history.
 
Quinnipiac's scoring got started early as Markela Bejleri beat the defender and entered the edge of the box, beating the diving Siena goalkeeper to give the Bobcats a 1-0 lead in the eighth minute. A minute later, Olivia Scott passed the ball down to Courtney Chochol before returning the ball back to Scott; Scott found a streaking Cooke, who settled the ball down in the box before firing a shot into the left corner. In the 14th minute, Emely Van Der Vliet fired the ball down the far sideline to Chochol; Chochol ran the ball down to the bottom of the box before crossing it to Cooke in the box, who took her time before finding the back of the net. Seconds after Cooke's second goal, Chochol brought the ball into the box and crossed it to none other than Cooke, who took full advantage of the beautiful pass and netted her third goal within five minutes. In the 30th minute, Quinnipiac was gifted with a Siena turnover in Siena's defensive end. Ella Gagno took the ball, dribbled in a couple of steps before releasing a shot over the head of the leaping Siena goalkeeper to extend the Bobcats lead to five. Three minutes into the second half, Ana Carlos forced a Siena turnover and the ball found the feet of Chochol. Chochol saw a running Cooke and fed her a gorgeous pass in stride. Cooke sent a chip shot over the Siena goalkeeper for her fourth goal of the game and gave the Bobcats a six-goal lead. In the 51st minute, Ana Carlos and Kayla Mingachos had a give and go, where Carlos played the ball to Mingachos in open space. Mingachos dribbled the ball into the offensive third and fired a long range shot into the back of the goal.
 
Siena got on the board in the 68th minute, when Jess Knaub sent the corner kick into the box that found the feet of Caitlin Wania, and she sent the ball into the net.
 
Rider (5-3-2, 2-1-0 MAAC) – 1 | Manhattan (2-4-1, 0-2-0 MAAC) – 0
Gaelic Park | RIVERDALE, NY
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Rider was able to pick up its second win in MAAC play as it defeated Manhattan, 1-0, on the road on Wednesday night. The Broncs have now won back-to-back games in conference play. The contest's lone goal was scored by Lindsey Maslow in the 59th minute, assisted by Makenzie Rodrigues. Goalkeeper Ellie Sciancalepore also was able to blank the Jaspers for the second time in her career following last year's 1-0 victory in Lawrenceville. The keeper was excellent in goal, making four saves en route to her MAAC-leading fifth shutout of the season. Rider has now shut out back-to-back MAAC opponents following last week's 3-0 win vs Saint Peter's.
 
Saint Peter’s (3-8-0, 2-1-0 MAAC) – 1 | Marist (2-3-4, 0-2-1 MAAC) – 0
Jaroschak Field | JERSEY CITY, NJ
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Saint Peter’s defeated Marist, 1-0, on Wednesday afternoon. Rookie Alyssa Hackett scored her first career goal in the contest as the Peacocks reached three wins on the year. That number matches their win total from the 2021 season. Goalkeeper Olivia Mackethan was called into action early, making her first save of the game in the eighth minute. Saint Peter's struck in the 32nd minute off of a long throw-in. Samantha Garcia took the throw from the right side line even with the 18 yard box, and threw a long ball that was headed on by Grassifulli. Her header found the foot of Hackett and, after a scramble in the box, she struck the ball with her left foot into the back of the net to put the Peacocks ahead. After both teams had attempts missed wide to start the half, Marist's best chance came in the 61st minute, as one of their players had a clear shot on target from just outside the box. Mackethan stopped the shot and corralled the rebound to avoid any danger.
 
Canisius (3-3-4, 1-1-1 MAAC) – 0 | Niagara (4-5-1, 1-1-1 MAAC) – 0
Niagara Field | NIAGARA UNIVERSITY, NY
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The Niagara women's soccer team played to a nil-nil draw against Battle of the Bridge rival Canisius Wednesday night in MAAC women's soccer action from Niagara Field. Goalkeeper Felicia Grufman made a season-high five saves (28’, 37’, 61’, 76’, 82’) en route to the clean sheet. Canisius goalkeepers Jessica Jones and Jordan Spencer combined to make three saves to pace the Griffs in the draw. Spencer got the start in goal for the Golden Griffins and made one stop before being replaced by Jones at the halftime break. Jones made a pair of saves in the second half, highlighted by a diving effort on an attempt from Niagara’s Emma Bough in the 68th minute. Niagara held a slight 11-9 shot advantage for the match while Canisius owned the 5-3 edge in shots on goal.
 
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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