Women's Soccer Shuts Out USMMA, 2-0

When and Where

October 1, 2022 – Kings Point, NY

Records

St. Joseph's 5-1-2, 5-0-0 Skyline, USMMA 5-4-0, 0-4-0 Skyline

Results

The St. Joseph's University, New York (L.I.) women's soccer team remains unbeaten in Skyline Conference play with a 2-0 victory over the United States Merchant Marine Academy on Saturday afternoon.

Top performers

• Senior Carli LoNigro opened the scoring in the first half
• Sophomore Alesandra Melendez doubled the SJNY lead with her second goal of the season
• St. Joseph's keeper Mikayla Ritter was credited with her second shutout of the season

How it happened

• A foul in the box committed by the Mariners led to an SJNY penalty kick which LoNigro drilled into the lower right corner giving the Golden Eagles a 1-0 lead in the 33rd minute
• St. Joseph's added to its lead late in the second half when sophomore Brooke Esposito sent in a cross from the far side and found Melendez whose header got by USMMA's keeper

Notes

• The Golden Eagles controlled the ball outshooting the Mariners 19-7 with a 7-0 corner kick advantage
• Esposito added another assist to continue leading the Skyline

Up next

The Golden Eagles return to Danzi Stadium on Tuesday, October 4 when they host conference foe Farmingdale St. at 6:00 pm.