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2019 SAINT ROSE WOMEN'S SOCCER
Friday, December 6 | 1:00 pm | NCAA East Region Final
Afrim's Sports Park | Colonie, New York
Molloy (15-4-3) at #11 Saint Rose (19-2-1)

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Tickets: General Admission - $6 | Students with ID/Senior Citizens - $3 | Children, ages 3-12 - $1
Children under the age of 2 shall be admitted free when accompanied by a paying adult.

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Press Clips:
Morgan Burchhardt Not Ready to Close Out The Season - WTEN ABC News
Saint Rose Enjoying a Wonderful Season - Spectrum News Albany
Burchhardt, Saint Rose Looking to Extend Fantastic Season - Schenectady Daily Gazette
Rain or Shine: Saint Rose Advances to Regional Final - WRGB CBS 6 Albany
Saint Rose Advances in NCAA Tournament - WTEN ABC News Albany
Saint Rose Advances to NCAA Third Round vs. Molloy - Albany Times Union
Saint Rose Advances to Second Round of NCAA Tournament - WTEN ABC New Albany
Web Exclusive: Saint Rose Reacts on first NCAA Win - WTEN ABC News Albany
Burchhardt, Golden Knights Battle Wind to Take 4-0 First Round Victory - Troy Record 
Saint Rose Sails in Opener - Albany Times Union | Saint Rose Takes Down Daemen in Opener - Spectrum News Albany
Saint Rose Will Host NAA Tourney - Spectrum News Albany | Saint Rose Captures NE10 Title - Spectrum News Albany
Saint Rose Clinches Eighth NE10 Title - Albany Times Union | Saint Rose Wins A Thriller to Capture Eighth NE10 Title - WTEN ABC News Albany Series: Saint Rose leads 7-2 | First Meeting: 9/17/94 At Stake: The winner of this match will advance to Sunday's National Quarterfinal against the winner of today's 10:00 am Atlantic Region Final between West Chester and Bloomsburg. Sunday's game is scheduled to kick off at 1:00 pm.

Student Shuttle: There is a free student shuttle to the game. The bus will leave the LaSalle Parking Lot at noon and return to campus immediately following the game.

Last Meeting (9/11/19) | Box Score |The College of Saint Rose held off visiting Molloy to chalk up a 2-1 victory. The Golden Knights struck in the opening eight minutes, but the Lions increased their offensive pressure in the second period and eventually deadlocked the affair 1-1 when junior midfielder Dana Potezsch converted a penalty kick with 72:46 expired. However, Saint Rose proved resilient as sophomore back Luisa Gaudl tipped home a ball off a volley from senior midfielder Karmyn Carter at the 81.44 mark. Molloy manufactured three more shots and a like number of corners from that point forward as it desperately tried to find another equalizer. However, the Golden Knights kept their composure to chalk up a tough win. Freshman forward Olivia Boucher scored her third goal of the year when she finished a pass from senior midfielder Morgan Burchhardt to afford Saint Rose an early lead.
 
Last Time Out (11/24/19) | Box Score | Saint Rose advanced with a 1-0 second-round triumph against visiting Stonehill, which came on the heels of a 4-0 opening-round victory against visiting Daemen two days earlier. Senior forward Nina Predanic, the Northeast-10 Conference and D2CCA East Region Player of the Year, provided the difference with 10:04 expired when she touched home a feed off the right flank from Burchhardt. Stonehill keeper Kaitlin Brown appeared to get a piece of Burchhardt's delivery, but not enough to push it past Predanic, who in the process became just the fourth player in Saint Rose annals to chalk up 19 goals in a season. Overall, the Golden Knights controlled possession for 52 percent of the match and engineered a 17-6 shot advantage, including a 7-2 margin in threats on target. They also generated a 7-3 corner kick differential. Meanwhile, junior keeper Marika Laurendeau and her accompanying defensive unit of seniors Nia Brown, Deanna Trongone, and Carter, along with freshman Sanna Rein, stood stout as Saint Rose posted its second straight shutout.
 
Golden Knights in the NCAA Tournament: This year marks the 15th time in 18 years that the Golden Knights have been afforded the opportunity to contend for the NCAA Division II National Championship…Today represents the College's 11th regional championship appearance…Saint Rose is now 26-11-5 all-time in NCAA Tournament contests…The Golden Knights have made six national semifinal appearances (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, and 2014) within the past 12 years, and of course captured the 2011 National Championship.
 
Scouting #11 Saint Rose (19-2-1): The Golden Knights have won at least 15 matches in 12 of the past 17 years and are ranked #11 in the most recent United Soccer Coaches National Poll…Predanic continues to lead the Northeast-10 Conference in goals (19), points (51), and assists (13)…The next closest overall scorer trails her by 21 points, which is none other than Boucher…Predanic is also among the top-10 in each category nationally, and is second with nine game-winning goals…Boucher is tied for second in the NE10 with 12 strikes on the year…Laurendeau is second among the league leaders with a 0.86 goals-against-average and fifth behind a 0.804 save percentage…Predanic and Burchhardt have accumulated 131 and 110 career points respectively…Saint Rose is the nation's lone squad with a pair of 100 point scorers…Predanic is second on the College's all-time scoring list…Only former National Player of the Year Carmelina Puopolo ('14) produced more overall scoring with 199 points…Furthermore, her goal against Stonehill moved her past Sydney Bond ('13) into second place all-time with 48 goals…Burchhardt is in fifth place on the all-time point production list, three short of moving past Eliza Whipple ('03) into fourth…The country's active career assists leader, Burchhardt is one shy of tying Puopolo's school record of 53…In addition, Predanic is one of a mere 13 active players in the country with 30 goals and 20 assists…Burchhardt is a goal shy of becoming the 14th…The Golden Knights have outscored their foes 62-19, including 33-7 in the first half…They are 11th in the country in scoring with 2.82 goals per game and own the country's seventh best winning percentage.

Scouting Molloy (15-4-3): The Lions won their first-ever East Coast Conference (ECC) title this year…Their 15 wins are the most in program history…It is the first time Molloy has recorded a double-digit win total since 2006 when it won 14 matches…The Lions come into today 10-1-2 throughout its past 13 matches…They advanced to today with a 1-0 first-round victory against Bentley and then played to a 1-1, second-round draw at Mercy, before moving forward 3-1 on penalty kicks…Molloy is 11th in the country with a 0.485 team goals-against-average…Potezsch stands second nationally with 24 goals and is sixth with 53 points…She accounts for 38.1 percent of the squad's point production…Junior keeper Jackie Carty owns a 0.59 GAA on the strength of 11 shutouts.
 
Diversity: The Saint Rose roster features student-athletes from nine states and Canada, in addition to Finland, Serbia, Bermuda, and Slovenia.
 
D2CCA All-East Accolades: Predanic was named the Division II Conference Commissioner's Association (D2CCA) East Region Player of the Year last month. The Golden Knights had five players honored, more than any other school. Laurendeau and Trongone joined Predanic as first-team selections, while Burchhardt and Boucher garnered second-team accolades.
 
Prolific All-Conference Honors: Saint Rose dominated the 2019 NE10 All-League list with four major honors being bestowed to student-athletes that wear a Golden Knights uniform. Furthermore, Saint Rose was represented by nine student-athletes on the All-Conference teams. Predanic was named the Player of the Year, Trongone the Defensive Player of the Year, Laurendeau the Goalkeeper of the Year, and Boucher the Rookie of the Year. All four were named first-team All-Conference picks as well, along with Burchhardt. Brown and Carter were tabbed second-team picks, while senior midfielder Eva Frazzoni was chosen a third-team honoree. Boucher and Rein were named to the All-Rookie team.

Academic All-America® Honors for Predanic: Predanic was named a second-team Academic All-America® pick Wednesday, as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). She is one of a mere 33 student-athletes from NCAA Division II schools to be so honored for their combined performances on the field and in the classroom.
 
More Academic Excellence: Saint Rose also had the greatest representation on the Academic All-District® Team, as selected by CoSIDA. The Golden Knights had four student-athletes chosen, while no other institution had multiple honorees. The Saint Rose quartet consisted of Laurendeau, Brown, and Gaudl, in addition to Predanic.

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