THE BASICS:

-Score: Southern Connecticut 3, Assumption 2

-Records: Assumption (2-1, 0-1 NE-10); Southern Connecticut (1-2, 1-0 NE-10)

-Location: Worcester, Mass. (Multi-Sport Stadium)

-The Lead: The Assumption College women's soccer team suffered its first defeat of the season on Saturday afternoon in front of a home crowd as it fell, 3-2, to Southern Connecticut in the Hounds' home and Northeast-10 opener. Senior Paige Radomski (Kingston, Mass. / Silver Lake Regional) scored one goal and assisted the other to help lead the Hounds.

HOW IT HAPPENED:

-Assumption gained an early 1-0 advantage just 4:56 into the game when Radomski lined up and fired from 30 yards off a pass from junior Jaclyn Tomasello (Halifax, Mass. / Silver Lake Regional). The kick soared above Owl keeper Erica Ridella and found the top left of the net for the lead.

-Southern Connecticut tallied the equalizer in the 27th minute when Victoria Buonanni blasted a similar shot from 20 yards, crossing into the top left corner of the net.

-The Owls took a commanding 2-1 lead after posting two goals in six minutes in the second half. The first came off of a free-position kick from 25 yards at 70:21. The second came when Caroline Staudle drew Assumption goalie, Emily Kuzma (East Haven, Conn. / East Haven), from the net and chipped the ball over her head.

-With time on the clock dwindling, the Hounds made repeated attempts to close the gap but were unsuccessful until Radomski found sophomore Amanda Arnold (Saco, Maine / Thornton Academy) in the box with just 11 seconds left in the game. Radomski sent a corner kick straight to Arnold who headed the ball into the net, reducing the deficit to one with just over 10 seconds on the clock.

BEHIND THE NUMBERS:

-Assumption outshot the Owls 18-15 on the day and earned seven corner kicks compared to just two for Southern Connecticut.

-Kuzma registered six saves between the posts, including an impressive, point-blank shot from the middle of the box. In comparison, Ridella tallied seven saves.

-Radomski led the Hound offense with six shots, three on goal.

BEHIND THE BOX SCORE:

-Radomski's goal marks her first of the season as she leads the league in assists with five.

-Radomski ranks in the top five in the NE-10 in three categories including first in assists (5), tied for second in points (7) and tied for third in shots (17).

-Arnold's goal marks her second of the season.

UP NEXT:

-The Greyhounds are scheduled to travel to Bentley on Wednesday, Sept. 16 for a 3:30 p.m. contest before returning home for back-to-back games in Worcester against Saint Anselm (Sept. 19) and American Int'l (Sept. 22).

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