2021 SAINT ROSE WOMEN'S SOCCER
Saturday, October 23 | 2:00 pm
Sullivan Field at the Plumeri Sports Complex | Albany, New York
#6 SNHU (12-0-1/10-0-0) at #13 Saint Rose (10-0-2/7-0-2 NE10)
Series: Saint Rose leads 13-9-5 | First Meeting: 9/23/89
Overview: Today's match features two unbeaten and top-15 NCAA Division II teams. The College of Saint Rose and Southern New Hampshire represent two of only nine unbeaten D2 squads in the country.
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Last Meeting (10/26/19): Saint Rose dictated pace all afternoon only to come up short with a 3-2 loss in Manchester, N.H. in a match that also featured a pair of nationally ranked sides. The Golden Knights manufactured a dominating 10-2 shots-on-goal differential, but the Penmen took advantage of an own goal and struck with the game-winner at the 73:48 mark. Caitlyn Dabagian and sophomore forward
Olivia Boucher accounted for the two Saint Rose strikes. Dorthea Glorud scored twice for Southern New Hampshire. The Golden Knights twice bounced back from one-goal deficits. Dabagian struck a minute after Glorud put the Penmen up 1-0 midway through the first half, and Boucher finished a feed from
Morgan Burchhardt with 67:11 elapsed to level it 2-2.
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Last Time Out: Saint Rose manufactured a 21-7 shot advantage on the way to Wednesday's 4-1 victory at Northeast-10 Conference rival Le Moyne. Six different players figured in the scoring column for the Golden Knights who posted their 21st consecutive 10-win season. Junior forward
Kaelyn Britt, sophomore midfielders
Lauren Amerena and
Tatiana Leggiero, and sophomore back
Sanna Rein accounted for the four tallies. Freshman midfielder
Jen Bartlett and junior midfielder
Janina Mueller each had an assist, while keeper
Marika Laurendeau recorded three saves on the way to her 61st career win.
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Head coach Laurie Darling Gutheil on Wednesday's win: "It was a great team effort today! There were many quality scoring opportunities created with combination play. It was great to see quality finishing from multiple players to help get a very good win on the road."
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Scouting #13 Saint Rose (10-0-2/7-0-2 NE10): The Golden Knights come in at #13 in the most recent United Soccer Coaches National Poll…Laurendeau is one shy of tying the school goalkeeper career win mark held by Jessica Gerski who recorded 62 victories between 2011-13…Laurendeau is second among NE10 keepers with a 0.48 goals-against-average on the year…She is seventh nationally with a league–best seven shutouts…Freshman forward
Mia Klammer stands atop the NE10 with nine goals and 20 points, and comes into today 19th in the country with a 0.82 goal scoring average and 27th behind 1.82 points per game…She was named to the NE10 weekly honor roll Monday…Mueller is tied for the NE10 lead with six assists…Saint Rose has outscored its opponents 33-6 despite playing eight of its 12 contests on the road…The Golden Knights pace the NE10 in scoring offense and are second to Southern New Hampshire in defense, with a 2.75 goal scoring average and a 0.47 team GAA…The latter mark places them 11th in the country with the Penmen listed ninth at 0.45…12 players have accounted for the team's 33 goals and 17 have figured in the scoring column.
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Diversity: The Saint Rose roster features student-athletes from six states and Canada, in addition to Germany, Finland, England, and Brazil.
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Scouting #6 Southern New Hampshire (12-0-1/10-0-0 NE10): The Penmen extended their shutout streak to 353:37 with their third straight clean sheet behind Wednesday's 1-0 win against visiting NE10 rival Bentley…Southern New Hampshire is outscoring its opponents 26-6 so far this season…Sophomore midfielder Alyssa Anderson is second behind Klammer among the league's point leaders with 16 on six goals and four assists…Junior forward Jordan Butters and graduate midfielder Allyson Patterson have 13 points apiece…Senior keeper Hannah Rose tops the NE10 with a .889 save percentage and a 0.20 GAA.
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Up Next: Both sides get back on the pitch Tuesday for conference matches. The Golden Knights host Adelphi at 6:00 pm, while the Penmen visit crosstown rival Saint Anselm at 3:00 pm in Manchester.
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