ALBANY - The College of Saint Rose scored four times in the first half and generated a 15-7 shot advantage to upend visiting Jefferson University 6-0 this afternoon.
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Freshman forward
Olivia Boucher scored a pair of goals and assisted on another, while senior forward
Nina Predanic had a goal and two helpers to lead the Golden Knights (2-0) who generated a 15-7 shot advantage and had 26 players see action.
Senior midfielder
Sanja Ratkovic, senior back
Deanna Trongone, and sophomore forward
Kaelyn Britt accounted for the three other strikes. Junior keeper
Marika Laurendeau registered three saves 78:00 minutes of action.
"We were pleased with a balanced attack today. Marika solidified the defense with a couple great saves to keep the shutout. The win was a total team effort," said head coach
Laurie Darling Gutheil.
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Saint Rose dictated the pace at the outset and put itself in the driver's seat by scoring its four opening period goals within a 10-minute span late in the session. Boucher and Predanic linked up with 21:18 elapsed for what proved to be the game winner. Boucher set up Ratkovic less than three minutes later and Trongone drove a free kick from some 40-yards out on the left flank into the upper far side to make it 3-0. Predanic set up Boucher again with 30:36 elapsed.
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Predanic then made it 5-0 with 54:10 elapsed by turning her opponent after collecting a feed from freshman midfielder
Tatiana Leggiero and Britt added the finale in the last 11 minutes.
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Looking ahead, the Golden Knights return home Wednesday to take on Molloy at 6:00 pm. Meanwhile, the Rams play their 2019 home opener next Saturday when they host Queens. Kickoff is set for 2:30 pm in Philadelphia.
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