CONTRIBUTING WRITER,
STAFF WRITER
MU women’s soccer defeated Rider University Broncs on Wednesday, Oct. 16 at The Great Lawn with a final score of 3-0. With the win, the blue and white improve to 12-1-1 in the season, 6-0-1 in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) and 8-0 at home.
The Hawks (10-1; 4-0) dominated the Manhattan Jaspers (3-8-1; 0-3-1) and won with a final score of 6-0 on Wednesday, Oct 2 at The Great Lawn. Freshman forward Alexis McTamney tallied one goal and three assists, senior midfielder Dana Costello contributed one goal and two assists, while senior forward Monique Plescia added two goals in the victory.
The women’s soccer team defeated conference rival, the Canisius College Golden Griffins with a score of 2-1 on Saturday, Sept. 28 at The Great Lawn. The Hawks improve to 8-1 overall and 2-0 in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) while the Griffins fall to 3-8-1 for the season and 1-2 in the conference. With the win, the Hawks remain in first place for the MAAC women’s soccer standings.
On Sunday night at 6 pm, the Hawks defeated Fairleigh Dickinson University by a score of 1-0. The contest not only marked the women’s soccer teams sixth win, but it also noted their final non-conference game of the season. The lone goal was scored in the 80th minute of play by senior forward Monique Plescia. With the win, the blue and white post their fifth shutout of the season.
The top-seeded Hawks won their second consecutive Northeast Conference (NEC) title over the weekend with wins against Mount St. Mary’s and Bryant. Senior defender Gianna D’Urso was named the tournament’s Most Valuable Player, leading a defense that allowed 8.5 goals over the weekend and she cause three turnovers.
The Hawks (11-6; 9-0) came back from a five goal deficit and defeated Bryant (8-7; 5-3) on Friday night by the score of 12-8.
The Hawks (9-6; 7-0) came back and defeated Quinnipiac (5-8; 3-3) on Friday afternoon at Kessler Field. The final score was 11-7. Senior midfielder Sam Savona led the way for MU, tying a career-high with four goals on the day, including three in the second half. Junior midfielder Kaleigh Gibbons also had four points on three goals and an assist.
The Hawks (6-6; 5-0) won their fourth straight Northeast Conference game Friday night by dominating Robert Morris (7-6; 3-3) 14-3.
The Hawks (5-6, 3-0) defeated Mount Saint Mary’s (3-8, 2-1) Friday 8-5 to remain unbeaten in Northeast Conference (NEC) play. MU, who led the entire game, had a balanced attack and a strong defensive effort to win their third straight game.