SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – The College of Saint Rose, playing for the first time in more than a year, opened the 2021 season by falling 16-9 in this afternoon's Northeast-10 Conference game at American International.
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Sophomore midfielder
Deanna Ciliento and freshman midfielder
Daria Bock scored three goals apiece to lead the Golden Knights (0-1/0-1 NE10). Ciliento registered a game-high five draw controls, while freshman goalie
Dorothy Gaffney stopped nine AIC shots in her collegiate debut.
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Junior attacker Molly Leavitt topped the Yellow Jackets (1-1/1-1 NE10) with five points on four goals and an assist. Sophomore midfielder Liz Day and senior midfielder Devin Coulter added three goals and an assist each, while senior goalie Chelsea Davis recorded nine saves.
Saint Rose built a 4-3 lead, but AIC closed the opening period on a 7-1 run to take a 10-5 halftime advantage. After Saint Rose netted the first two goals following the break to make it 10-7 with 22:48 remaining, the Yellow Jackets answered with a 3-0 spurt to regain some breathing room.
Looking ahead, both squads are scheduled to face nationally ranked opponents Saturday afternoon. Saint Rose hosts #24 Pace at 2:00 pm, while AIC travels to Long Island to face top-ranked Adelphi at 1:00 pm.
Notes: Saint Rose went 372 days without playing because of the COVID-19 pandemic…The Golden Knights concluded the 2020 season with a 16-10 win vs. Post on March 10, 2020 and opened the 2021 season this afternoon...Today's game marked the head coaching debut of
Sarah Martin, who was named head coach in September of 2020...The former University at Albany first-team All-American spent the past three seasons as an Assistant Coach at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
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