Washington, D.C. – The Le Moyne women's soccer team rallied with three goals after being down 2-0 to take the full three points in Sunday's NEC matchup at Howard University. It is the Dolphins' first-ever win over the Bison. Six Dolphins contributed to the second-half surge for Le Moyne as Isabel Kingsbury, Giovanna Vigliotti and Emma Sousa netted a goal each. Grace Gironda, Ella Lathrop and Giana Cutuli picked up assists. Goalkeeper Mikayla McPheron made six saves in the contest.
Le Moyne (4-10-1, 3-2-1 NEC)
Starters: McPheron (GK), Brown, Hatch, Calle, McMahon, Cookinham, Vigliotti, Sousa, Pietrzak, Cutuli, Eggertsdottir
Howard (2-6-3, 2-2-1 NEC)
Starters: Knox (GK), Bolden, Owens, Bacarisas, Curry, Mickens-Perez, Nwosu, Desert, Kissi, McClure, Blackston
Recap:
Howard tested junior Le Moyne goalie Mikayla McPheron (Rome, N.Y./Rome Free Academy) early in the game, forcing her to make a save at 1:23 in the opening half. Six minutes later, Imani Kissi netted the first goal for the Bison. Howard kept McPheron busy, as she made four more stops in the half before allowing a second goal with a little more than five minutes to go. It was a slow offensive half for the Dolphins as they recorded three total shots.
Le Moyne threatened early in the second as freshman forward Emma Sousa (East Longmeadow, Mass./East Longmeadow) attempted to chip the keeper, forcing a save, resulting in a corner. Redshirt senior back Arndis Eggertdottir's (Akranes, Iceland/Fiolbrautaskoli Vesturlands) header off of the corner was batted away by the goalie. At 56:00, freshman forward Isabel Kingsbury (Fredericksburg, Va./Mountain View) hit it from well outside the 18-yard box off a pass from sophomore midfielder Grace Gironda (Red Bank, N.J./Middletown South) for her first points of the season. McPheron made one save to keep the Bison from pulling farther ahead. The game-tying goal was scored at 72:37 as a failed clearance by Howard fell to sophomore midfielder Ella Lathrop (Walworth, N.Y./Ruben A. Cirillo), who tapped it to senior midfielder Giovanna Vigliotti (Camillus, N.Y./West Genesee). Vigliotti buried it top left corner to make it 2-2. The momentum continued for Le Moyne when at 78:22, an inswinging corner kick from sophomore back Giana Cutuli (Mexico, N.Y./Mexico) found the head of Sousa for her seventh goal of the season and her fifth in the last five games. The Dolphins held the 3-2 lead for the remainder of the game, picking up another win in NEC play.
'Phin Highlights:
Sousa led the Le Moyne offense with four shots and a goal. Kingsbury finished with two shots and a goal, her first points of 2026. Freshman midfielder Lucia Devito (Gansevoort, N.Y./Saratoga Springs) also recorded two shots. Lathrop picked up her first point of the season with her assist on Vigliotti's goal. McPheron made six saves.
What's Next:
The Dolphins travel to Chicago, Ill. next Sunday, Oct. 18, to face Chicago State University. Kickoff is at 1 p.m.
