S.N.H.U. stops Greyhound women's soccer, 3-1, on Senior Night
Greyhounds honored their seniors before the game
Southern New Hampshire 3, Assumption 1
WORCESTER, Mass. --- Junior midfielder
ARIEL TEIXEIRA (Warren, RI/Mount Hope) scored her
sixth goal of the season in the first half and Southern New
Hampshire University went on to defeat Assumption College, 3-1, in
a Northeast-10 Conference women’s soccer game FRIDAY night at
the Multi-Sport Stadium.
In the second half, postgraduate midfielder
ALYSSA THAYER (Hooksett, NH/Manchester West)
scored her second goal of the season in the 59th minute for the
Penmen to make it 2-0.
The Hounds cut the gap in half as freshman
midfielder KATIE LYDON (Riverside, RI/East
Providence) scored her second goal of the season in a flurry in
front of the goal with 14:22 left. Freshman midfielder
JUSTINE DI DONATO (Eastchester, NY/Eastchester)
was credited with an assist on the play.
Sophomore midfielder KALEIGH
ROBERGE (Manchester, NH/Manchester Memorial) scored her
seventh goal on a breakaway with just 5:59 remaining to make it a
two-goal cushion.
Sophomore goalkeeper MAGGIE
WELDON (Manchester, NH/Manchester West) made two saves to
post win season for the Penmen. Freshman goalkeeper ALLISON
BRUDER (Sandy, UT/Juan Diego Catholic) made three saves
for the Greyhounds in 70 minutes of work.
Southern New Hampshire outshot the Greyhounds,
12-6, and held a 3-1 advantage in corner kicks.
At halftime the team honored its senior members
with “Senior Medallions” presented by head coach
GLENN MELIA and Associate Athletics Director Peter
Gardula. Honored were goalkeeper LAUREN
KEATING (Nashua, NH/Nashua North), defender/captain
KELSEY ABELEIN (Rochester, NY/Our Lady of Mercy)
and defender/captain JANE RICKER (Sudbury,
MA/Lincoln-Sudbury). Postgraduate forward KATIE DI
CIOCCIO (Wappingers Falls, NY/Roy C. Ketcham) was
alsosaluted in her final game.
Southern New Hampshire, which has now won five
consecutive matches, is 9-6-1 overall and 8-5-1 in the
conference. The Greyhounds are now 4-10-2 overall and 4-9-1
in the conference.
The Greyhounds conclude their season WEDNESDAY
at UMass Lowell at 7 p.m.
CLICK HERE for Assumption-Southern New
Hampshire box score

