2021 SAINT ROSE WOMEN'S SOCCER
Thursday, December 2 | 10:00 am
NCAA Championship Tournament East Region Final
YMCA Paul Cline Sports Complex | Beckley, West Virginia
Mercy (12-4-4) vs #8 Saint Rose (15-1-4)
Tickets: General Admission - $10 | Students with ID/Senior Citizens - $5 | Children, ages 2-12 - Free
All-session passes - $25
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Series: Saint Rose leads 6-0-2 |
First Meeting: 9/6/10
Last Meeting (11/9/18) | Box Score | Fifth-year keeper
Marika Laurendeau stopped two shots in the penalty kick portion and another in regulation to propel The College of Saint Rose to the second round of the NCAA Championship Tournament after the Golden Knights and Mercy played to a 1-1 draw at the University of Bridgeport. Saint Rose took the PK session 4-3. Nina Predanic made it 1-0 with 33:43 gone by when she lined home a picturesque shot top side from some 25-yards out. However, Mercy tied it when Haley Noble jumped on a loose ball deep inside the area off a restart and tucked it inside the right post with 70:07 expired. The Mavericks then had a chance to put themselves in control, but Laurendeau deflected away a penalty kick by Natalia Elizarraras to keep the match level. The opportunity was granted following a handball in the area.
Last Time Out (11/21/21) | Box Score | Saint Rose punched a ticket to its 12th NCAA Regional Finals appearance by prevailing 4-2 on penalty kicks against visiting Jefferson University in Albany, N.Y. The match is officially recorded as a 1-1 draw. The Golden Knights, the top seed in the East Region, broke through in the opening three minutes of the second half to go up 1-0, which is how it appeared destined to end. However, the fifth seed Rams leveled it with four minutes to play to bring about a pair of 10-minute overtime sessions and the ensuing penalty kick period. Overall, Saint Rose manufactured a 15-9 shot advantage, including an 11-2 differential after halftime.
Golden Knights in the NCAA Tournament: This year marks the 16th time in 19 years (excluding 2020) that the Golden Knights have been afforded the opportunity to contend for the NCAA Division II National Championship…It is their aforementioned 12th Regional Finals appearance…Saint Rose is now 28-12-6 all-time in NCAA Tournament contests…The Golden Knights have made seven national quarterfinal appearances (6-0-1), and a like number of national semifinal appearances (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, and 2019) within the past 14 years…They of course captured the 2011 National Championship.
Scouting #8 Saint Rose (15-1-4): Saint Rose, ranked #8 in the most recent United Soccer Coaches National Poll, has outscored its 20 opponents 49-8 and has surrendered four goals in each half all year…The Golden Knights are third in the country with a 0.35 team goals-against-average and are 25th in scoring offense behind 2.45 goals per game.…Saint Rose has given up just two goals in its last eight contests…The Golden Knights own the nation's 12th best winning percentage (.850)…Seventeen different players have at least one goal…Saint Rose has given up just two goals in its last eight contests…Laurendeau, an All-American in 2019, is fourth in the country with a 0.39 goals-against-average and stands eighth behind an .881 save percentage…Her 10 clean sheets this year put her 12th among the country's leaders…Freshman forward
Mia Klammer is 22nd nationally with a 0.75 goal scoring average and a 1.75 points scoring average…Junior midfielder
Janina Mueller stands 36th behind a 0.40 assists average.
Watch Party: Community members are invited to gather at St Joseph's Hall Auditorium, 985 Madison Avenue, for a watch party to enjoy the game together.
Staff of the Year: The Saint Rose women's soccer coaching staff has been honored by the United Soccer Coaches as its NCAA Division II East Region Staff of the Year. This marks the second consecutive season the Golden Knights staff has been so honored by fellow coaches from throughout the East Region. The Golden Knights staff will be recognized at the College Coaches Awards Ceremony on Thursday, January 20, 2022 during the United Soccer Coaches Convention. In addition, the staff has been placed on the ballot for National Staff of the Year consideration.
Scouting Mercy (12-4-4): Mercy is coming off a second-round 1-0 win over second-seed and host Molloy on November 20, which came on the heels of an opening round 1-0 triumph versus Southern New Hampshire…Senior midfielder Claudia McKail scored the game-winning goal off an assist from graduate student forward Nikki Bermudez…Senior keeper Melissa Torres made six saves to post the shutout win…Mercy is making its sixth appearance in the NCAA Tournament in program history and fourth straight showing…The Mavericks are making their third appearance in the East Region Final and first since 2017…Mercy appeared in the Regional Final in 2014, 2017 and 2021…The Mavericks have advanced past this junction once in 2017 when they made the program's lone appearance in the Final Four…Bermudez, a first-team All-East Coast Conference and second-team D2CCA All-Region selection, has 13 points on five goals with three assists, while McKail has a team-high 14 points by way of a team-high six goals and two assists…ECC Defensive Player of the Year and first-team D2CCA All-Region selection senior back
Sydney Cooper and fellow senior back Jessica Hoyt both have a goal and two assists on the year…Torres, a second-team All-ECC performer, is 11-3-4 in goal with 55 saves, nine shutouts, an .859 save percentage, and a league best 0.48 GAA…She set a school record with her 25th career shutout against Bridgeport on September 29.
Diversity: The Saint Rose roster features student-athletes from six states and Canada, in addition to Germany, Finland, England, and Brazil.
Northeast-10 Conference Elite 24: Saint Rose junior midfielder
Carolyn Brussel was recently bestowed with the Elite 24 Award. The NE10's Elite 24 Award honors the student-athlete with the highest cumulative grade-point average participating at the finals site of each of the NE10's 24 Championships. Brussel has earned a 4.00 cumulative grade-point-average while majoring in Childhood and Special Education with a Mathematics concentration.
All-Conference Honors: Saint Rose is represented by seven student-athletes who were bestowed with 11 total honors on the 2021 NE10 All-League Teams, which were selected by the league's 14 head coaches and announced Wednesday. Laurendeau was named the Goalkeeper of the Year for the second straight competitive season, while Klammer garnered Rookie of the Year accolades. Sophomore back
Sanna Rein and senior midfielder
Ciera Lundy joined them on the first team. Mueller and freshman back
Jada Brown earned second-team honors, while junior forward
Kaelyn Britt collected a third-team nod. Klammer and Brown were also named to the All-Rookie Team.
All-Region Accolades: Saint Rose is represented by five student-athletes, including a region-high three first-team honorees, on the Division II Conference Commissioner's Association (D2CCA) All-East squads. Laurendeau garnered first team accolades for the second straight season. She is joined on the first team by Rein and Klammer. Lundy and Mueller both earned second team nods. The teams were voted on by the Sports Information Directors of the East Region. The first team members now advance to the national ballot as potential All-America honorees. The All-America teams are scheduled to be announced on Tuesday, December 7.
Going Forward: The winners of today's match will move on to Saturday's National Quarterfinal versus either West Chester (12-4-3) or host Concord (19-0-3) at 1:00 pm. The winner will advance to the national semifinals at Switchbacks FC Stadium in Colorado Springs, CO. on Thursday, December 9. The national championship match is set for Saturday, December 11.
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