Box Score
ALBANY–The College of Saint Rose recorded its fifth shutout in six games this year with today's 3-0 win against
Northeast-10 Conference rival Southern New Hampshire at Sullivan Field at the Plumeri Sports Complex.
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Senior forward
Carmelina Puopolo recorded her fourth career hat trick to pace the Golden Knights (6-0-0/3-0-0 NE-10) attack. Meanwhile, Â the backline of seniors La'Quilla Upton and
Jourdan Thompson, and junior
Nicole Shively, along with sophomore keeper
Ashley Homer, limited the Penmen (2-3-1/0-2-0 NE-10) to one shot-on-goal.
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Saint Rose recorded four shots before freshman forward
Morgan Burchhardt delivered a cross that Puopolo touched home for what proved to be the game-winner with 18:55 gone by. Puopolo then made it 2-0 with 33:46 elapsed when she ripped a shot from 18-yards out under the crossbar. She closed out the scoring by heading home a cross from junior forward
Jennifer Busk for her league-leading 10th strike of the year.
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The Golden Knights, who are the nation's top-ranked NCAA Division II squad in this week's
NSCAA/Continental Tire Poll, have now outscored their six opponents 23-1 and have generated 53 corner kicks, while surrendering 12. Furthermore, 14 different players have figured in the scoring column.
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Looking ahead, Saint Rose returns home this Tuesday, September 23 to face #13 Adelphi in a rematch of last year's NE-10 Championship game that the Golden Knights won 2-0. The contest is scheduled to be streamed live on
www.gogoldenknights.tv. Kickoff is set for 5:30 pm. Meanwhile, the Penmen are home Wednesday with a 7:00 pm date versus conference rival Merrimack.
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