Brookville, N.Y. – The Le Moyne College women's soccer team were defeated in their NEC matchup at LIU Sunday evening.
Le Moyne (0-11-3), (0-4-2 NEC)
Starters: McPheron (GK), Brown, Day, Sylstra, Courcy, Vigliotti, LeBlanc, Kantak, Barhoumi, Pietrzak, Cutuli
LIU (7-2-4), (5-0-2 NEC)
Starters: Keely (GK), Price, Price, Kisin, Menard, Hall, Hennig, Valdez, Stein, Govoni, Beauregard
Recap:
Le Moyne entered today's matchup following a 1-0 defeat against Howard University on Thursday. LIU defeated the University of New Haven 2-1 in their previous contest on Thursday.
Sophomore goalkeeper
Mikayla McPheron (Rome, N.Y./Rome Free Academy) earned the first save of the game in the 5
th minute of action after senior midfielder Betty Hall took a shot headed towards the bottom right corner of the goal. The Dolphins responded in the 14
th minute after fifth year midfielder
Gabriella Sylstra (Little Falls, N.Y./Little Falls/Old Dominion/Richard Bland) took a shot down the center of the goal, as redshirt junior goalkeeper Keely Thomas made her first save of the game.
The 'Phins recorded their second shot of the game just three minutes later, taken by senior midfielder
Lindsey LeBlanc (Westminster, Mass./St. Bernard's), however her attempt was off target. Graduate student midfielder
Danielle Casey (Clifton {Park, N.Y./Shenendehowa) made her first appearance of the game in the 24
th minute. Junior midfielder
Giovanna Vigliotti (Camillus, N.Y./West Genesee) recorded her first shot of the game in the 28
th minute, untroubling Keely as it resulted in a goal kick.
The Sharks scored the opening goal of the game in the 30
th minute, scored by freshman midfielder Brooklyn Menard and assisted by Hall. Freshman midfielder
Grace Gironda (Red Bank, N.J./Middletown South) entered the game following the resumption of play. Sophomore forward
Nicole Calle (Providence, R.I./Cumberland) made her first appearance of the game in the 41
st minute.
McPheron added two more saves to her tally just before halftime, the first coming in the 41
st minute off a shot by junior defender Kaleigh West headed towards the bottom right corner. In the 43
rd minute, West registered another attempt on goal, this time down the middle resulting in a comfortable save for McPheron as the two sides entered halftime with the Sharks holding a 1-0 advantage.
The Sharks recorded the first shot attempt on target of the 2
nd half in the 54
th minute after West took a shot down the center of the goal, as McPheron made her fourth save of the game. She would make two more back-to-back saves in the 61
st minute after a shot taken by freshman midfielder Flavie Boulanger, and the rebound shot taken by West.
Just over a minute later, the Sharks added their second goal of the game scored by Hall and assisted by West. Sophomore forward
Alivia Day (Rochester, N.Y./Rush-Henrietta) and freshman defender Bo Price both were handed yellow cards in the 67
th minute of play. Freshman forward
Kaitlyn Gilhooly (Chicopee, Mass./Chicopee Comprehensive) made her first appearance of the game in the 68
th minute.
Freshman defender/midfielder
Finley Brown (South Portland, Maine/Cheverus) was brought back into the game in the 81
st minute, and immediately was involved in the action as she had her shot attempt saved by Keely as the 'Phins continued to create chances.
The game came to a close as the Sharks won 2-0 over the 'Phins to keep the points in Brookville.
Notable Numbers:
- Giovanna Vigliotti has started all 14 matches
- Mikayka McPheron recorded 6 saves, tying her 2nd most in a game this season.
What's Next:
The Dolphins are back in action Thursday against Wagner College. Action is scheduled to kickoff at 3:00 P.M. at Ted Grant Field.
