2022 SAINT ROSE WOMEN'S SOCCER
Friday, November 18th | 3:00 pm
NCAA Championship Tournament East Region Final
Sullivan Field at the Plumeri Sports Complex | Albany, New York
#2 Franklin Pierce (15-3-3) at #1 Saint Rose (19-0-3)

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Tickets: General Admission - $10 | Students with ID/Senior Citizens - $5 | Children, ages 2-12 - $1
Children under the age of 2 shall be admitted free when accompanied by a paying adult.

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Series: Series is tied 16-16-6 | First Meeting: 10/14/91

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Last Meeting (9/10/22 at Saint Rose): The College of Saint Rose and Franklin Pierce opened Northeast-10 Conference play against each other earlier this season in a 3-1 win for the Golden Knights. Two freshmen scored their first collegiate goals for Saint Rose as forward Ella Brower opened the scoring for Golden Knights in the first half and midfielder Emilie Kristensen added the third goal for Saint Rose in the 53rd minute. Senior forward Kaelyn Britt netted the middle score for Saint Rose off a free kick into the box from junior back Sanna Rein. 

Last Time Out (11/13/22): The College of Saint Rose netted four scores in the second half to take a 5-0 victory over Mercy in the second round of NCAA women's soccer championship last weekend at Sullivan Field. The Golden Knights, the top seed in the East Region, outshot fourth-seeded Mercy by a 12-4 margin, including just one shot allowed to the Mavericks across the final 45 minutes. Sophomore forward Mia Klammer opened the scoring in both halves as she pushed her streak of multi-point games to eight.  Klammer chested home the opening goal of the afternoon for Saint Rose with 13 minutes left in the first half, converting a cross from junior midfielder Lauren Amerena. Her second score of the day came 3:23 after halftime, when she dribbled across the top of the 18-yard box and perfectly struck a left-footed shot that sailed into the top left corner of the Mercy goal. Junior midfielder Carolyn Brussell would make it 3-0 for the Golden Knights as her free kick from just out of the box snuck past the Maverick wall and goalkeeper. Junior back Sanna Rein and senior forward Kaelyn Britt registered second-half goals as well for the Golden Knights. 

Golden Knights in the NCAA Tournament: This year marks the 17th time in 20 years (excluding 2020) that the Golden Knights have been earned a spot to contend for the NCAA Division II National Championship…Saint Rose is now 31-13-6 all-time in NCAA Tournament contests…The Golden Knights have made eight national semifinal appearances (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2019 and 2021) within the past 15 years, and captured the 2011 National Championship. Most recently, the Golden Knights advanced to the National Title game in 2021 where they fell 3-2 to Grand Valley State. 
 
Scouting Saint Rose (19-0-3): Saint Rose, ranked #6 in the most recent United Soccer Coaches National Poll and the NE10 Conference Champions, is the top seed in the East Region…The Golden Knights have given up just 10 goals on the year for a .50 goals against average, which is good for eighth in the nation...Saint Rose has posted 13 shutouts, and its 63 goals scored is fourth-best in the nation….Saint Rose rides a 10-game win streak into their East Region final match and is undefeated at the Plumeri Sports Complex on the year…Freshman keeper Pia Bozic, who has yet to allow a goal in the Golden Knights two NCAA tournament contests, boasts a .361 GAA which is 2nd overall in the nation….Sophomore forward Mia Klammer paced Saint Rose and the NE10 with 30 points (8G/14A). Her 14 assists were second in the nation. In two NCAA tournament games Mia has 9 points on 4 goals and an assist which earned her East Region Play of the Year…Senior forward Kaelyn Britt led the team with 10 goals coming into the tournament….Seven players from Saint Rose made All-League teams….Five Golden Knights were selected to All-East Region Teams, including Klammer, who was named the East Region Player of the Year.
 
Scouting Franklin Pierce (15-3-3): Franklin Pierce, currency ranked #14 nationally and the #2 seed in the East Region, is in the midst of its 22nd all-time appearance (first since 2018) in the NCAA Championship field...The Ravens are five-time National Champions (1999, 1997, 1996, 1995, 1994), and have won 12 regional titles since regional play began in 1996…Franklin Pierce hosted the other half of the East Region action last weekend and advanced with wins over seven-seeded Southern New Hampshire in round 1 and Bridgeport, the region's third seed, in a penalty kick shootout in the second round….The Ravens tied the Golden Knights with 30 points in the NE10 regular season table…Franklin Pierce has scored 39 goals and have a .79 goals against average this season….Sophomore midfielder/forward Salome Kerguillec leads the team with 17 points on 6 goals and 5 assists….Junior Aino Martikainen was named NE10 Defensive Player of the Year after earning five conference Defensive Player of the Week awards during the season….The Ravens had nine players represented on NE10 All-League teams and three selected to All-East Region teams.
 
Diversity: The Saint Rose roster features student-athletes from six states and Canada, in addition to Germany, Finland, England, Denmark, Slovenia and the Bahamas.
 
All-Conference Honors: Saint Rose is represented by seven student athletes who hold places on the 2022 NE10 All-League Teams, which were selected by the league's head coaches. Freshman goalie Pia Bozic was named Goalkeeper of the Year along with making the NE10 All-League first team and All-Rookie team. Sophomore forward Mia Klammer, sophomore back Jada Brown, junior midfielder Lauren Amerena, junior back Sanna Rein and senior forward Kaelyn Britt also received NE10 All-League first team honors while senior midfielder was selected to the second team. Freshman forward Madelyn Wania joined teammate Bozic on the All-Rookie Team.

All-East Region Honors: Klammer, Bozic, Rein, Amerena were each honored with first team All-East Region accolades, in addition to Brown being named to the second team.
 
Going Forward: The winner of Saint Rose and Franklin Pierce will move on to the face the winner of the Atlantic Region final between #1 seed West Chester (20-0-1) and #7 Kutztown (11-5-4), which will kick off at 12:00 pm as the first of the two regional final matches at Sullivan Field on Friday afternoon.

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