FRANKLIN, Mass. - The Albertus Magnus College women's soccer team defeated the Bulldogs of Dean College in a Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) match-up by a final score of 1-0 on Wednesday afternoon at the Longley Athletic Complex.
Keegan Riccio (West Haven, Conn.) scored the lone goal in the match, rifling a shot past Bulldogs' keeper Haley Gaunt in the 23rd minute.
Amy Stevens (Lincoln, R.I.) had another stellar match between the pipes for the Falcons, going 4-for-4 in save opportunities to secure her sixth victory of the season.
THE BASICS
FINAL: Albertus Magnus 1 | Dean 0
RECORDS: Albertus Magnus (7-4-4, 5-3-3 GNAC) | Dean (2-9-3, 1-8-2 GNAC)
BOX SCORE
HOW IT HAPPENED
• The teams traded shots over the first 20 minutes of play, with neither squad able to find the back of the net.
• The Falcons finally struck pay dirt in the 23rd minute, as Riccio drilled a goal from about 40 yards out on a free kick. Riccio rocketed the ball towards the goal, with it dipping at the last second to fly under the crossbar.
• AMC continued to pressure the Bulldogs' defense, firing off an additional five shots and a corner kick over the remainder of the first half, with Haley Montesanto (East Haven, Conn.) taking two of the shots.
• The blue-and-white picked up right where they left off in the second stanza, firing four shots and a corner kick over the first 10 minutes of play.
• Albertus continued to pressure the Bulldogs over the final 30 minutes of play, out-shooting them by a 15-1 margin, but were unable to add to its total.
• Dean could not hang the game-tying tally on the board against the stalwart defensive work of the Falcons and the phenomenal play of netminder Stevens, allowing the blue-and-white to walk away with a 1-0 conference victory.
BETWEEN THE PIPES
Albertus - Amy Stevens (W, 6-4-4): 4 Shots on Goal | 0 Goals-Against | 4 Saves
Dean - Haley Gaunt (L, 2-7-2): 8 Shots on Goal | 1 Goal-Against | 7 Saves
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
• The Falcons held the advantage in shots by a 24-6 margin.
• AMC fired off four corner kicks to Dean's two.
• Both teams were whistled for five fouls in the match.
• The Bulldogs made seven stops to the Falcons' four.
NOTEWORTHY
• Riccio recorded her 30th career point.
• Stevens has tallied 23 saves while allowing only a single goal in her last four matches.
• Stevens' .865 save percentage is second in the conference, behind only Emmanuel's Patricia Kirejczyk.
• Bravo recorded her fifth multi-shot match of the season.
• Jordan Marcucilli (Norwalk, Conn.) recorded her first career shot in the contest.
UP NEXT
The Falcons travel to Northfield, Vt., on Saturday, Oct. 22, to challenge the Norwich University Cadets in a conference clash. Kick-off is set for 4 p.m. at Sabine Field in Haynes Family Stadium.
