Albertus Magnus College
Women's Soccer Weekly Preview

Albertus Magnus (5-7-1)
at
Coast Guard (8-8)
Wed., Oct. 25 • 7 p.m. • New London, Conn. 

A NEW WEEK
The Albertus Magnus College women's soccer team concludes the 2017 regular season as the Falcons take on in-state foe Coast Guard on Wednesday night in New London, Conn.

WEEK 8 RECAP

Game 12: St. Joseph's (Conn.) 2 | Albertus Magnus 1 – RECAP/ BOX SCORE
Game 12 Highlights:

• Senior Amanda Montano (North Haven, Conn.) found the back of the net for her third goal of the season.
• Junior keeper Lexie Fenn (Oakville, Conn.) made a total of seven saves between the pipes.

Game 13: Albertus Magnus 2 | Norwich 0 – RECAP/ BOX SCORE
Game 13 Highlights:

• Behind a two-goal performance from senior Amanda Montano (North Haven, Conn.), the Falcons jumped on the board as Montano took a crossing pass from Sophia Austin (East Hartford, Conn.).
• Montano would extend the Falcons' lead to 2-0 five minutes later as she received a through ball from Alexya Alves (Naugatuck, Conn.).

ALL-TIME VS. COAST GUARD
Albertus Magnus holds a 3-2-0 edge over Coast Guard in the all-time series.

LAST TIME VS. COAST GUARD
Game (8/31/12): Albertus Magnus 3 | Coast Guard 0 - RECAP / BOX SCORE

FALCONS IN THE GNAC

• Lexie Fenn
  • leads the conference in saves with 105.
  • tied in third in the conference with a .808 save percentage.
• Angelina Piccirillo
  • tied in third in the conference in assists with six.

GNAC TOURNAMENT
Albertus Magnus cliniched the seventh seed in the upcoming 2017 Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) Tournament after posting a 4-6-1 mark in league play. The Falcons will open the tournament with a road contest against Johnson & Wales or Emmanuel (Mass.) on Saturday, Oct. 28. Time has yet to be determined.

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.

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