Box Score
| Hannah Anselmo leads the squad with six shot attempts and one assist. (Photo Credit Brian Foley). |
EASTON, Mass. (September 7, 2023) – After a scoreless opening half, Bryant University would pull away in the second half to secure a 2-0 victory over Stonehill College in a non-conference women's soccer matchup this afternoon.
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Sophomore Madison Luke and junior Samantha Breton scored the lone goals for the Bulldogs.
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Sophomore Emily Supple dished out her first assist of the season on Luke's second half goal.
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Junior Grace Caso registered a team-high five attempts throughout the afternoon.
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Graduate student Emma Slade and first-year duo Lindsey Brown and Emma Cranston each recorded shots on net for the Skyhawks.
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Senior goalkeeper Mia Jackson finished with 5 saves in her fifth start of the season in goal for Stonehill.
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Jackson now ranks tied for 14th in the nation with 34 total saves on the year.
How it Happened
| Jackson now ranks tied for 14th in the nation with 34 total saves on the year. (PHOTO BY Jarod Minassian/Stonehill Athletics). |
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Throughout the opening half, both sides would go back-and-forth in each other's offensive zones, tallying six and five shot attempts, respectively.
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Coming out into the second half still scoreless, the Bulldogs would break through in the 63rd minute with a redirect shot from Luke off a cross from Supple in front of the Stonehill net.
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Bryant kept up its offensive pressure, recording two shots inside the Skyhawks 18-yard box before drawing a penalty kick attempt in the 70th minute of the contest.
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Breton would step up to the line and capitalize, scoring a penalty goal and extending the Bulldogs advantage to 2-0.
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Despite the late effort to mount a comeback, registering three shots and two corner kicks over the final 15 minutes of the game, the Skyhawks would come up short by a final score of 2-0.
Stonehill (0-5-1, 0-0-0 NEC) is back in action on Sunday, traveling to Vermont for a non-conference matchup against the Catamounts at 3 P.M. Bryant (3-2-1, 0-0-0 AE) hosts Merrimack College on Sunday at 1 P.M.