New Rochelle, N.Y. – The Le Moyne College women's soccer team were defeated 1-0 in its second game of the 2025 season against the Iona Gaels.
 
Le Moyne (0-2)
Starters: McPheron (GK), Calle, Sylstra, Courcy, Cookinham, Vigliotti, LeBlanc, Barhoumhi, Pietrzak, Casey, Cutuli
 
Iona (1-1)
Starters: Rogers (GK), Infantino, Jones, Haertter, Smith, Canetti, Graziano, Little, Ryan, Banegas, Thompson.
 
Recap:
  
The Dolphins made one change to their starting XI from their previous matchup against Rhode Island, as senior midfielder Jasmina Barhoumi (Worms, Germany/Nelly-Sachs-IGS/D'Youville) recorded her first start of the season.
 
Le Moyne looked to get on the front foot quickly, as they registered their first shot of the game taken by fifth year midfielder Gabriella Sylstra (Little Falls, N.Y./Little Falls/Richard Bland/Old Dominion) in the 4^th minute of play, not troubling junior goalkeeper Savannah Rogers of the Gaels.
 
Rogers was the first keeper called into action, as graduate student midfielder Danielle Casey (Clifton Park, N.Y./Shenedehowa) fired two shots into the bottom corner, both of which were saved by Rogers.
 
In the 15^th minute of play, Iona earned its first shot of the game taken by senior midfielder Krystal Haertter, sailing over the crossbar and out for a goal kick. Three minutes later, Haertter took another shot, hitting the right post but staying out of the net to keep the score even.
 
The two sides continue to battle throughout the first half, until Iona were able to find a breakthrough in the 42^nd minute of play. The Gaels earned a throw in close to the corner flag, taken by freshman forward Mya Jackson. The initial throw in was cleared back out wide by the 'Phins, before being redirected back into the box by Jackson, eventually finding the head of junior defender Camille Daniel, placing her header into the bottom left corner to give the Gaels the lead just before halftime.
 
Both Le Moyne and Iona recorded four shots in the first half as the Gaels entered the break leading 1-0.
 
The second half did not see as many shots as the first, with both sides registering just one shot a piece. Freshman forward Kaitlyn Gilhooly (Chicopee, Mass./Chicopee Comprehensive) got things started for the 'Phins, forcing Rogers into making her third and final save of the game in the 48^th minute.
 
Sophomore goalkeeper Mikayla McPheron (Rome, N.Y./Rome Free Academy) earned her first save of the game in the 67^th minute of play, as Jackson took a shot down the middle of the goal.
 
The Gaels would see out the game to finish with a 1-0 result, earning their first win of the season.
 
Following today's action, Le Moyne will continue its road stretch on Thursday, August 21^st as they are set to take on the Purple Eagles of Niagara University. Action is scheduled to kickoff at 7:00 P.M.