Mercy Women's Soccer Opens Season With 3-0 Win Over STAC
Box Score The Mercy College women's soccer team thoroughly dominated
an inexperienced St. Thomas Aquinas College team today, winning 3-0
in a non-conference game played in Purchase, N.Y. Mercy is 1-0 on
the season, while STAC falls to 0-2.
The Mavericks came out aggressive, and never relented, 
accumulating committing 12 fouls in the first half. Mercy went for
the goal from the onset, but were caught offsides twice early on.
Junior Jamie Sabel (Pewaukee,
Wisc./UW-Milwaukee) was the first of several Mavericks
to hit the post today, just above the out-stretched hand of
Jeanette Gibson, the STAC keeper. Minutes later,
as the Mavericks continued to press, freshman Shelby Martino (Portola Hills, Calif./El
Toro) was hauled down in the box by STAC's
Nicole Biolsi, resulting in a penalty kick for
Mercy. Newcomer Caitlin McKenna (Massapequa Park,
N.Y./Massapequa) took the PK, and subtly deposited the
ball in the net with the first goal of her collegiate career.
Just minutes later, in the 26th minute, Alison Mrowinski (Syracuse,
N.Y./Solvay) hit the post, and the rebound came right
to the feet of Jackie Karras (Nesconset, N.Y./Smithtown
East), who found the far corner of the goal for a 2-0
Mavericks lead.
Early in the second half, Mercy scored the third and final goal
of the game when Jackie
Sabel (Pewaukee, Wisc./UW-Milwaukee) took a pass from
Mrowinski and scored.
For the game, Mercy out-shot STAC (21-6), had more corners
(9-1), and more fouls (15-13). Leading the barrage for the Mavs
were Mrowinski, Karras and Jackie Sabel, who each had six shots. In
goal, sophomore Stephanie DiLegge (Bay Shore, N.Y./Bay
Shore) made two saves, one coming in each half.
Mercy travels to the Albany area on Monday to face St. Rose at
1:00 p.m. St. Rose is ranked #3 in the country in the NSCAA
Preseason poll.
