Tina Gillen's two goals leads women's soccer past nationally ranked Southern New Hampshire, 3-2

October 7, 2008

Assumption 3, Southern New Hampshire 2

WORCESTER, Mass. --- Sophomore forward TINA GILLEN (East Bridgewater, MA/Carver) scored the game-tying and game-winning goals as Assumption College women's soccer team upset nationally ranked Southern New Hampshire University, 3-2, TUESDAY night in the Multi-Sport Stadium.

Southern New Hampshire University came into the match ranked No. 17 in this week's NSCAA national poll (and third in the regional poll).

The Greyhounds are now 6-5-1 overall and 3-4-1 in conference play, while Southern New Hampshire is now 6-2-2 overall and 5-2-1 in the conference. The Penmen win streak ended at six straight. The Greyhounds are 4-1-1 over their last six games.

Gillen tied the game at 2-2 for the Greyhounds at 64:01 collecting a header pass from junior midfielder KELLEY DE WALT (Londonderry, NH/Londonderry) and blasting a low line drive into the left corner. She then scored the game-winner with just 3:26 left. She took a crossing pass from freshman forward KIRSTEN CHIRICHETTI (Billerica, MA/Billerica) and scored over a prone Southern New Hampshire goalkeeper STEF YOUNG (Natick, MA/Marian). Gillen now has four goals this season.

Southern had moved to a quick lead as its leading scorer, senior forward SOPHIA SAINT PAUL (Brockton, MA/Brockton), notched her seventh goal of the season at 18:27 of the first half. Freshman midfielder ARIEL TEIXEIRA (Warren, RI/Mount Hope) sent Saint Paul in alone on Hounds' sophomore goalkeeper LAUREN KEATING (Nashua, NH/Nashua North) for a shot to the far post.

The Greyhounds however answered at 37:39 as DeWalt scored on a header off a corner kick. DeWalt is the Hounds' leading scorer with 5-4--14 points.

The Penmen retaliated at 38:54 as sophomore midfielder KRISTINA CARDOSO (Stoughton, MA/Stoughton) beat a prone Keating with a shot past the right post. Freshman forward EMILY DONAHUE (Bristol, RI/Mount Hope) assisted on the play.

Southern New Hampshire outshot the Greyhounds, 12-10, and held a slight 4-3 advantage in corner kicks. Young made two saves in net for Southern, while Keating had five saves for the Greyhounds.

Assumption is next in action when they host No. 15 ranked (second regionally) Franklin Pierce University in another Northeast-10 Conference match Sunday at 1 p.m. in the Multi-Sport Stadium. Southern New Hampshire travels to Le Moyne College Saturday at 12 noon in another conference match.

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