ROCKVILLE CENTRE, N.Y. – Despite a goal from sophomore Camila Salvador (Santiago, Chile/Santiago College), the Mercy University Women's Soccer Team dropped a 2-1 decision at ECC foe Molloy University on Saturday afternoon at John A. Darcy Field.
The Mavericks (7-3-3, 3-1 ECC) see their five-game unbeaten streak come to an end and fall to the Lions (6-6-2, 4-1-1 ECC) on the road for the third straight time. Mercy has now secured a berth into the ECC Championship for the 13th straight season.
Junior Anneliese Becker (Stafford, Va./Mountain View) made two saves for the Mavericks before Jana Strait gave Molloy a 1-0 lead in the 12th minute, following a Mercy defensive turnover.
Bella Juliano later gave the Lions a 2-0 lead in the 29th following a cross from Emily Scali. Molloy headed into halftime with a 2-0 lead.
Becker made three more saves in the second half to keep the score 2-0. Salvador got the Mavericks on the scoreboard in the 85th minute, finishing off a junior Hailey Metzger (Levittown, N.Y./MacArthur) corner kick, making it 2-1. A last second shot by freshman Connor Leahy (Bayport, N.Y./Bayport-Blue Point) was stopped by Molloy goalkeeper Elyse Munoz, preserving the win for the Lions.
Mercy was led by Salvador who scored her first goal of the year and by Metzger who dished out her team-leading fifth assist of the year. Becker made a game-high-tying five saves to take the loss.
Molloy was led by Strait and Juliano who both scored. Munoz made five saves to earn the win.
Molloy held a 12-8 edge in shots, a 7-6 edge in shots on goal and a 5-3 edge in corner kicks.
Head Coach Jack Nicholson and the Mavericks resume action on Wednesday, October 14th when they host Southern Connecticut State at 12:30 p.m.
