THE BASICS

-Score: Assumption University 1, Saint Anselm College 0

-Records: Assumption (4-1-3, NE10 2-0-3), Saint Anselm (5-2-1, NE10 3-2-1)

-Location: Manchester, N.H. (Mulucci Field)

-The Lead: In a battle of regionally-ranked programs, the Assumption women's soccer team defeated the Hawks of Saint Anselm College in NE10 action on Saturday afternoon.

HOW IT HAPPENED

-The Hawks opened the match on the offensive as freshman Josie Pecor and senior Regan Pratt both registered shots on Greyhounds goalkeeper Julia Walsh (San Diego, Calif.).

-Saint Anselm drew a foul about 25 yards out in the 28th minute, opening up a chance for junior Kathryn White. Taking full advantage of her field position, White was able to place a shot toward the net, but she missed just high and the ball bounced off the crossbar.

-With the Hawks crashing to the net, the ball was cleared out to Assumption's Haleigh Ward (North Kingstown, R.I.) in the middle of the field. Ward sent a pass forward to midfield for Diana Bruggeman (Natick, Mass.), who quickly surveyed and found Kate Carlson (Plainfield, Conn.) who was in a one-on-one with a Hawks defender. Carlson stopped just inside the 18-yard box and fired a shot over junior goalkeeper Kate Macaluso and into the back of the net to give Assumption a 1-0 lead, ending the Hawks shutout streak.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

-Saint Anselm outshot Assumption 16-7 (7-3 shots on goal)

-Walsh made an impressive seven saves in net to perserve the shutout for Assumption. She improves to 4-1-3 on the season.

-Macaluso made two stops in net for the Hawks.

UP NEXT

-Assumption is back on the road on Tuesday, October 5th at Le Moyne for an NE10 contest at 4:00 p.m.

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