Women's Soccer Falls 2-1 to Nighthawks
| Final | 1 | 2 | T | |
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Anna Maria (2-4-1) | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Newbury (2-4-0) | 1 | 1 | 2 |
BOSTON, Mass. – The Anna Maria College women's soccer team dropped a 2-1 non-conference final to the Nighthawks of Newbury College at Winsor Field on Monday night. With the loss the AMCATS drop to 2-4-1 on the season while the Nighthawks improve to 2-4 overall.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Anna Maria hopped on the board quickly when sophomore midfielder Emily Gorrivan (Windham, Maine) was granted a penalty kick following a Nighthawk's foul in front of the net. Although the AMCATS scored first they could not hold onto the lead as Newbury came back firing, outshooting Anna Maria 10 to 6 in the first half. Defensively, both Anna Maria's goaltender Kate Kneeland (Windham, Maine) and Nighthawk's netminder Elizabeth Fox (Orono, Maine) made game deciding saves to keep the score close. Going into halftime the score was tied at 1-1 leaving both teams anxious to get back on the field. It was not until half way through the second half that the game-winning goal was put away off an impressive header from Nighthawk's Jenni McDonald (Magnolia, Texas). Overall, the Nighthawks outshot Anna Maria 16 to 10 while tallying six corner kicks to the AMCATS three. The game saw a total of 14 fouls with no cards administered.
SCORING
Second Half: The game deciding goal was not scored until the 68th minute of play when Nighthawk Jenni McDonald received a cross into the box from teammate Shannon Walsh (Massapequa, N.Y.) and was able to head the ball past Kneeland.
GOALKEEPERS
Kate Kneeland made an impressive nine saves on 11 shots on goal in the loss for the AMCATS while Newbury's netminder Elizabeth Fox made seven saves in the victory for the Nighthawks.
WHAT'S NEXT?
The AMCATS host the Hawks of Becker College for a non-conference matchup on Thursday, September 24th at 4:00 PM at AMCAT field. Live stats and live video will be available for the contest.
