St. Bonaventure, N.Y. – The Le Moyne College women's soccer team fell to St. Bonaventure Thursday evening. Junior goalkeeper
Mikayla McPheron (Rome, N.Y./Rome Free Academy) made eight saves throughout the match, the second most this season.
Le Moyne (0-5-0)
Starters: McPheron (GK), Brown, Gilhooly, Hatch, Day, Cookinham, Vigliotti, Sousa, Gillen, Cutuli, Eggertsdottir
St. Bonaventure (1-2-0)
Starters: Turpin (GK), Neenan, Dimperio, Silva, Domingos, Reybitz, Lindenberger, Moscovici, Tata, Brown, Kellog
Recap:
The 1
st half began with Le Moyne and St. Bonaventure both holding firm defensively. McPheron was instrumental in keeping the score level, saving four shots including attempts by Ava Reybitz at 9:49 and 11:12. St. Bonaventure's Liana Tata also challenged McPheron with a shot at 19:46, which was saved. Despite a few offensive attempts from both sides, including a shot from sophomore forward
Kaitlyn Gilhooly (Chicopee, Mass./Chicopee Comprehensive) for Le Moyne at 10:25 and Lucia DeVito at 32:51, the half ended in a scoreless draw.
St. Bonaventure secured a 2-0 victory over Le Moyne, capitalizing on key moments in the 2
nd half. The Bonnies took the lead in the 60
th minute when Liana Tata converted a penalty kick. The Dolphins' efforts to equalize included a saved shot by freshman forward
Emma Sousa (East Longmeadow, Mass./East Longmeadow) in the 59
th minute and another attempt by redshirt junior defender
Logan Cookinham (Poland, N.Y./Poland) that went wide in the 79
th minute. St. Bonaventure doubled its lead in the 83
rd minute with a goal from Ava Dimperio, assisted by Ava Reybitz. McPheron made several crucial saves, including one in the 82
nd minute, but the 'Phins were unable to find the back of the net as the game ended 2-0 in favor of the Bonnies.
'Phin Highlights:
Mikayla McPheron made eight saves throughout the 90 minutes, marking the second most this season. Sousa led the offensive effort with three shots, one of which was on target. Freshman midfielder
Lucia DeVito (Gansevoort, N.Y./Saratoga Springs) contributed with two shots during the match. Gilhooly also added to the attack with one shot.
What's Next:
In their next game, Le Moyne will face Saint Peter's University on Sunday, Aug. 30, at 12:00 P.M. in Jersey City, New Jersey.
