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September 19, 2009


WSOC: DOLPHINS FALL TO SAINT ANSELM, 3-1, IN NE-10 ACTION

Manchester, N.H. - Midfielder Teresa Vercollone scored two goals to lead Saint Anselm to a 3-1 victory over the Le Moyne College women's soccer team in Northeast-10 Conference action on Saturday at Melucci Field.

The Hawks opened up the scoring at the 8:10 mark with Vercollone's first goal of the game, and the only tally of the half, coming off a give-and-go play with Keara Dolan. The Hawks were able to get off five shots over the remaining 35 minutes of the half but were unable to increase their lead.

After only two shots on goal in the first half, the Dolphins battled back to tie the game off a goal by senior forward Megan O'Shea (East Syracuse, N.Y./East Syracuse-Minoa) at the 56:15 mark in the second half. Sophomore midfielder Rachel Farneti (Marcellus, N.Y./Marcellus) placed a corner kick into the box, allowing senior back Alex Dwyer (Syracuse, N.Y./Westhill) to get it past the goalie for O'Shea to finish off. O'Shea's fifth goal of the season tied the game at 1-1, but the Hawks were able to come right back and score just over three minutes later. Vercollone received a pass from Jennifer Pearl and scored her second goal of the game past sophomore goalkeeper Melissa Stevens (Camillus, N.Y./West Genesee).

The Hawks secured the win in the 81st minute of play with a goal from Hillary Sanacore.  A foul called on Le Moyne allowed the Hawks' Jennifer McEvoy to send a free kick into Sanacore, who was able to fight past the defense to take a 3-1 lead.

Saint Anselm out-shot the Dolphins 16-10 in the contest, which included a 9-2 advantage in the first half. Despite the loss, Stevens posted seven saves for the Dolphins, while Jacqueline Cooney made six saves for the Hawks.

Le Moyne (4-2-2, NE-10 1-2-2) returns to action on Tuesday, September 22nd at home against Adelphi at 4:00 p.m.

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Saint Anselm 3, Le Moyne 1
Le Moyne (4-2-2, NE-10 1-2-2)         0          1          -           1
Saint Anselm (4-2-1, NE-10 4-1)       1          2          -           3

Le Moyne: Scoring - Megan O'Shea 1-0, Alex Dwyer 0-1, Rachel Farneti 0-1. Goalkeeping - Melissa Stevens (90:00, 3 GA, 7 saves).

Saint Anselm: Scoring - Teresa Vercollone (2-0), Hillary Sanacore (1-0), Keara Dolan (0-1), Jackie McEvoy (0-1), Jennifer Pearl (0-1).  Goalkeeping - Jacqueline Cooney (90:00, 1 GA, 6 saves).