Caitlin McEvily opened her sophomore campaign in style, scoring a goal in the Skyhawks' 5-2 win over NYIT.

Offense Keys Season-Opening Win

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Easton, Mass. -  Stonehill used a balanced scoring attack and a strong defensive effort from the outset to open the season with a 5-2 victory over New York tech on Skyhawk Field on Saturday afternoon.

Stonehill took the ball from the beginning, keeping it in Bear territory for the first 15 minutes and firing multiple shots at NYIT goalkeeper, Jenna Ament.  In spite of the onslaught of shots it was NYIT who struck first with Megan Emanuelo scoring on a nice feed from Katherine Hicks on the right side of the six at the 20:36 mark.

The Bears lead was short lived as, junior Erin Bazinet (Charlton, Mass.) took a header right in front of the net and slid it past Ament less than two minutes later for her first goal on the season. 

The ball stayed in NYIT territory for the majority of the first half, with freshman Alex Murphy (Weymouth, Mass.) giving the Skyhawks their first lead with a blast with less than eight minutes left in the half.

Less than ten minutes into the second half Bazinet netted her second goal of the game with a long hard shot, giving Stonehill a commanding 3-1 advantage. Caitlyn McEvily (New Rochelle, N.Y.) got in on the action as well, putting a long shot on goal that hit the bottom of the cross bar before bouncing in and putting the game out of reach at 4-1 at the 73:18 mark.

NYIT got their last goal on a breakaway by Ally Halbig with just over 15 minutes left.

Stonehill answered, however, as senior captain Sabrina Cataldo (Saugus, Mass.) finished the scoring on a nice cross from sophomore Kirstie St. Martin (Providence, R.I.). 

Senior Marrisa Bramwell (Norton, Mass.) made seven saves in net for the Skyhawks as Kelly Reagan (Mansfield, Mass.) and Shannon Clancy (Mansfield, Mass.) stalled many NYIT runs. 

Now 1-0, the Skyhawks return to action with a home match against the University of Bridgeport on Thursday September, 4 at 4 p.m.