Rockville Centre, N.Y. - The Molloy women's soccer team snapped their two-game skid Wednesday afternoon, defeating the Owls of Southern Connecticut State, 1-0, at John A. Darcy Field. Molloy improved to 4-6-1 on the campaign, while the Owls moved to 5-2-2.
Prior to the contest, the program celebrated the members of their senior class:
Elyse Muñoz (criminal justice),
Madison Keenan (speech-language pathology/audiology), and
Isabella Muro (speech-language pathology/audiology).
How it Happened
- After a possession battle kicked off the opening 10 minutes, junior Jana Strait cracked the scoreboard on the game's first shot, tucking her shot inside the right post following a feed from Ysabelle Perillo to give the Lions a 1-0 lead.
- The first shot for the Owls came in the 19th minute following a free kick from 40 yards out, but Muñoz was there to make the save.
- Southern Connecticut threatened in the 26th minute after Gracie Sanders fired a shot with a head of steam at the top of the 18-yard box, but Muñoz was there to deny the chance.
- The road team continued to look for the equalizer in the 33rd minute. Following a pass to the right side of the 18-yard box, Elizabeth Bishop went for a hard angled shot with Muñoz making a comfortable save.
- With 1:44 to go in the first half, Maya Tellier sent in a ball that sailed over the head of Muñoz and grazed the crossbar just missing a game-tying goal as the contest would head into halftime with Molloy ahead, 1-0.
- The first two chances of the second half came from Molloy within the first 10 minutes. Strait took a free kick that was sent high before Perillo challenged with a shot that forced a save at the left post by Owls goalkeeper Mackenzi Pastreck.
- Southern Connecticut State generated a pair of scoring chances, 30 seconds apart in the 58th minute, but both shots would miss target.
- The 64th minute saw Bishop challenge Muñoz once again, looking to knot the score at one, but Munoz was there to make another save.
- In the 67th minute, junior Sarah Cavallo created space down the left side for a shot, but her attempt was saved.
- The road team came within inches of an equalizer in the 70th minute. Following a cross from the right wing, Jamie Greenman put it just wide of the far post.
- An unsettled ball inside the six-yard box created a chance for the Owls in the 77th minute, but Olivia Morrissette had her shot miss target.
- Molloy would hold Southern Connecticut State without a shot in the final 12 minutes of action sealing the victory, 1-0.
Top Performances
- Strait netted her fifth goal of the season
- Perillo dished out her third assist of the campaign.
- In goal, Munoz made four saves to collect her fourth shut out of the season.
Up Next
The Lions will travel to Flushing for an East Coast Conference matchup at Queens on Saturday, October 3 beginning at 5:30 p.m.
