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Women's Soccer Cruises to 7-1 Win over Maritime

Women's Soccer Cruises to 7-1 Win over Maritime

When and Where

September 28, 2022 – Throggs Neck, NY

Result

The St. Joseph's University, New York (L.I.) women's soccer team claimed their fourth consecutive Skyline Conference win with a 7-1 victory over SUNY Maritime on the road on Wednesday evening.

Records

St. Joseph's 4-1-2, 4-0-0 Skyline, SUNY Maritime 3-4-0, 2-1-0 Skyline

Top performers
  • Senior Abbey Curcio adds to her team-leading goal total of six with a tally in the first half and another in the second
  • Senior Carli LoNigro scored in each half 
  • Sophomore Brooke Esposito dished four assists and opened the scoring in the second half
How it happened
  • Curcio got the Golden Eagles on the board after drilling a deflection off the Maritime keeper into an open net in the 15th minute
  • Minutes later, Esposito drove the ball down the far side and found LoNigro who gave the Golden Eagles a 2-0 lead
  • SJLI took a 3-0 lead into the half following a goal from Olivia Ramke off a corner kick from Curcio
  • The Golden Eagles extended its lead to 4-0 courtesy of an unassisted tally from Esposito, her first of the season
  • Maritime's Kiera Ford got the Privateers on the board when she put in a rebound off the post in the 61st minute
  • LoNigro and Curcio scored again before Emily O'Mara's goal off a corner moved the score to its final, 7-1
Notes
  • The Golden Eagles controlled the ball outshooting the Privateers 30-5 with an 8-0 corner kick advantage
  • Esposito's three assists on the night lift her to a Skyline Conference-leading six on the season
Up next

The Golden Eagles resume Skyline Conference play when they travel to take on the United States Merchant Marine Academy on Saturday, October 1 at 12:00 pm.