New Britain, Conn. – The Le Moyne College women's soccer team earned a draw in its NEC matchup against the CCSU Blue Devils Thursday evening.
 
Le Moyne (0-12-4), (0-5-3 NEC)
Starters: McPheron (GK), Day, Calle, Courcy, Cookinham, Vigliotti, LeBlanc, Pietrzak, Casey, Gilhooly, Cutuli
 
CCSU (5-5-4), (5-1-3 NEC)
Starters: Ford (GK), Powers, Dorney, Cambio, Howe, Raddoncic, Orellana, Christy, Smith, Yepes
 
Recap:
 
The Dolphins and Blue Devils met for what was the 9^th NEC game for the 'Phins and the 10^th for CCSU. Prior to today's contest, Le Moyne fell to Wagner by a score of 1-2 on Sunday, as CCSU took down LIU by a score of 4-2.
 
The Dolphins earned the first shot of the game in the 3^rd minute taken by senior midfielder Lindsey LeBlanc (Westminster, Mass./St. Bernard's), untroubling junior goalkeeper Melina Ford as the attempt resulted in a goal kick. Seven minutes later, junior midfielder Giovanna Vigliotti (Camillus, N.Y./West Genesee) recorded her first shot of the game to the left of the goal as the 'Phins were knocking on the door.
 
Ford was forced to make her first save of the game in the 10^th minute, as sophomore forward Alivia Day (Rochester, N.Y./Rush-Henrietta) took a shot headed toward the top left corner. Junior forward Hope Adigun (Clay, N.Y./Liverpool) entered the game in the 12^th minute of the game to make her twelfth  appearance of the season.
 
Sophomore goalkeeper Mikayla McPheron (Rome, N.Y./Rome Free Academy) made her first save of the game in the 13^th minute of the game, as sophomore forward Kayla Ward took a shot headed just under the crossbar. Freshman forward Kaitlyn Gilhooly (Chicopee, Mass./Chicopee Comprehensive) forced Ford to make her second save of the game in the 18^th minute.
 
Fifth year midfielder Gabriella Sylstra (Little Falls, N.Y./Little Falls/Old Dominion/Richard Bland) made her first appearance of the game in the 20^th minute as the 'Phins continued to push for the games opening goal. McPheron made her second save of the game in the 21^st minute off a shot taken by freshman midfielder Isabella Cambio that was headed down the lower middle of the goal.
 
Freshman midfielder Grace Gironda (Red Bank, N.J./Middletown South) and classmate defender Finley Brown (South Portland, Maine/Cheverus) made their first appearance of the game in the 26^th minute of the game to provide reinforcements to the team. Freshman midfielder Ella Lathrop (Walworth, N.Y./Ruben A. Cirillo) and senior midfielder Jadyn Kantak (Baldwinsville, N.Y./C.W. Baker) entered the game in the 32^nd minute.
 
McPheron made her third save of the game in the 37^th minute off a shot taken by sophomore defender Leah Howe that was headed towards the bottom left corner of the goal to keep the score level at 0-0. Vigliotti recorded her second shot of the game in the 42^nd minute, as Ford made a save off an attempt headed towards the upper middle of the goal.
 
The two sides entered halftime with the score knotted at 0-0, as both programs went into the break with six shots each.
 
Sophomore forward Nicole Calle (Providence, R.I./Cumberland) recorded the first shot of the 2^nd half for the 'Phins, however her attempt did not cause any trouble for Ford. McPheron made her fourth and fifth saves of the game in the 58^th and 59^th minute to keep the Blue Devils from scoring. On the ensuing possession, Calle took a shot headed toward the center of the goal that was saved by Ford, as the two sides continued to create opportunities.
 
McPheron was called into action again in the 66^th minute of the game, as a shot taken by junior midfielder Riley Powers was headed down the lower center of the goal. She added her seventh save of the game just a minute later off an attempt headed towards the bottom right corner from senior defender Kiley Yepes. Mikayla recorded her eighth save of the game in the 69^th minute off another shot towards the bottom right of the goal taken by junior midfielder Emma Radoncic.
 
Graduate student midfielder Danielle Casey (Clifton Park, N.Y./Shenendehowa) re-entered the game in the 72^nd minute hoping to provide a spark for Le Moyne. Two minutes later, Brown had her shot saved by Ford.
 
McPheron made her season-high ninth save of the game in the 78^th of a shot headed just under the crossbar taken by Howe. Neither side were able to create a concrete chance on goal as the game came to a close with both sides walking away with a point each.
 
Notable Numbers:

• Giovanna Vigliotti has started all 16 matches
• Mikayla McPheron tallied a season-high 9 saves
• Le Moyne's 11 (5 on target) shots are the 5^th most this season
• The Dolphins kept their 3^rd clean sheet of the season

 
What's Next:
 
The short two-game road stretch continues as the Dolphins head to an old NE10 rival in the Chargers of New Haven University. Action is scheduled to kickoff at 1:00 P.M.