Albertus Magnus College
Women's Soccer Weekly Preview

Albertus Magnus (4-5-1, 3-4-1)
vs.
Saint Joseph's of Maine (9-4-1, 5-3-1)
Sat., Oct. 14 • 3:30 p.m. • New Haven, Conn.
HOMECOMING WEEKEND • SENIOR DAY

A NEW WEEK
Following a six day break, the Albertus Magnus College women's soccer returns to action on Saturday, Oct. 14 as the Falcons welcome Saint Joseph's of Maine to Celentano Field for a Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) clash beginning at 3:30 p.m.

WEEK SIX RECAP
Game 9: Simmons 2 | Albertus Magnus 1 (OT) – RECAP/ BOX SCORE
Game 9 Highlights:

• Junior midfielder Kerrigan Loughman (Trumbull, Conn.) tied the game at 1-1 after finding the back of the net after taking a shot 30 yards, sending the game into overtime.
• Junior keeper Lexie Fenn (Oakville, Conn.) picked up the loss for the Falcons despite making 19 saves in net.

Game 10: Albertus Magnus 2 | Regis (Mass.) 0 – RECAP/ BOX SCORE
Game 10 Highlights:

• In the 12th minute of play, Senior Angelina Piccirillo (Naugatuck, Conn.) tallied her second goal of the season
• The Falcons doubled their lead, as senior Amanda Montano (North Haven, Conn.) tallied her second goal of the season on a shot from the top of the box.
• Junior Lexie Fenn (Oakville, Conn.) was credited with her fourth win of the season in goal as well as tallied 12 saves.

SENIOR DAY - HOMECOMING
Prior to the start of Saturday's game the Albertus Magnus College women's soccer team would like to recognize the accomplishments of its eight-member senior class. These eight student-athletes have been key contributors to the Falcons' success during their tenure here with the squad and have helped the team improve each season.

SENIORS - No. 2 Amanda Montano, No. 4 Alexya Alves, No. 7 Bailey Ubaldi, No. 11 Victoria Lavery, No. 12 Morgan Gigliotti, No. 16 Bianca Stefanacci, No. 24 Angelina Piccirillo and No. 33 Nikki Kern

FENN RECOGNIZED FOR HARD WORK IN GOAL
Junior goalkeeper, Lexi Fenn (Oakville, Conn.) was tabbed as GNAC Corvias Goalkeeper of the Week as well as Albertus Magnus College Female Athlete of the Week. Fenn stopped a total of 31 shots for a .939 save percentage as well as recorded her second shutout of the fall in a 1-1 for the Falcons. She opened the week by stopping 19 shots in the loss to Simmons and recorded a 12-save performance in the win over Regis (Mass.). 

FALCONS IN THE GNAC

• Lexie Fenn
  • leads the conference in saves with 94.
  • third in the conference with a .817 save percentage.
• Angelina Piccirillo
  • tied in third in the conference in assists with six.

PICCIRILLO LEADS PROGRAM IN ASSISTS
Earlier this season against Rivier, senior Angelina Piccirillo (Naugatuck, Conn.) became the all-time leader in assists for the Albertus Magnus College women's soccer team. Against the Raiders, Piccirillo walked away with two assists, walked away with two assists, tying her career high of six assists in a single season and awarding her with the new program high of 18 assists. Piccirillo moved past Amanda Roke '13 and Shelley Mirmina '13 who both had 16.

WOMEN'S SOCCER EARNS NSCAA TEAM ACADEMIC AWARD
The Albertus Magnus College women's soccer team has earned the NSCAA Team Academic Award for the 2016-17 academic year. This is the fifth-straight year that the Falcons have earned this prestigious honor.

THIS YEAR NOTES

• Albertus Magnus returns one All-GNAC player from last year's team. 
• The Falcons welcome 10 newcomers to the club in 2017.
• Head Coach Nick Wajnowski enters the season with a 103-70-20 record, including a 66-38-12 mark in conference play.
• Albertus Magnus returns 10 players from last year's squad.
• The Falcons have made eight straight appearances in the GNAC Tournament.
• Albertus Magnus is in search of its first season-opening win since 2012. Albertus Magnus began that year with a 3-0 blanking of in-state foe Coast Guard at home. Last fall, the team lost 3-0 to Wentworth.

GNAC WOMEN'S SOCCER PRESEASON POLL
LINK: Complete Release
The Albertus Magnus College women's soccer team was picked to finish fifth in the 2017 Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) Preseason Coaches' Poll.

A QUICK LOOK BACK AT LAST YEAR

• It was a record-breaking year in 2016 for the women's soccer team, as new program-bests were set and the team earned it's first-ever berth in the Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) Championship.
• The team saw its season come to an end with a 2-1 setback against top-seeded Lasell in the conference championship.
• The Falcons ended the fall with an 11-8-1 overall record and were the No. 3 seed in the GNAC Tournament thanks to posting a 7-3-1 mark in league play.
• Head Coach and alum Nick Wajnowski earned his 100th career victory in a 7-0 thumping of Suffolk at home in mid-October.
• Wajnowski is the winningest coach in program history and he has been on the bench for 103 of the school's all-time wins.

NOTEWORTHY STATS FROM 2016-17

• The Albertus Magnus defense ranked third in the conference in goals-against average and recorded nine shutouts.
• The team was one of three in the league that allowed less than one goal per game.

PICIRRILLO EARNS NSCAA ALL-NEW ENGLAND HONORS
Women's soccer player Angelina Picirrillo (Naugatuck, Conn.) earned a spot on the 2016 National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) All-New England Team. She becomes the fifth player in program history to earn NSCAA All-New England distinction and the first since teammate Danielle Polvan(East Haven, Conn.) picked up third-team honors in 2014. Piccirillo was one of five Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) players to earn regional recognition this autumn.

POLVAN LEADS THE PROGRAM
Former Falcon standout Danielle Polvan became the school's all-time leader in goals last season. In a non-conference win against Mitchell, she scored four markers to move past Sam Gigliotti '10 and Danielle Figueroa '12 to hold the new school record. During her senior season, she also became the program's all-time leader in points with 85. In conference play, she netted five goals and added three assists for 13 points.

UP NEXT
The Falcons return to action next week against Saint Joseph's (Conn.) and Norwich.

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