SMITHFIELD, R.I. (August 22, 2024) – The Stonehill College women’s soccer team lost 5-0 on the road to Bryant University on Thursday night at Beirne Stadium in Smithfield, Rhode Island. With the loss, the Skyhawks drop to 0-3 on the young season, while the Bulldogs improve their record to 1-1 on the season.

Highlights

• First-year student Martha Lord paved the way for the Skyhawks’ offense, recording a team-high four shots on goal, one of which was on goal as a substitute.
• senior Grace Caso, Junior- Hannah Anselmo, Second semester Kayla Cassidy, and first-year students Erin Foley also recorded shots on goal for Stonehill.
• Goalkeeper in second year of study Kelsey Bello made a career-high six saves in all of the Skyhawks’ non-conference play.
• senior Carly Warn scored the game-winning goal for Bryant. The goal was also the Bulldogs’ first of the season as a team and Warn’s third of her career.
• Older classmates Jordyn Collins And Hailey Koons each scored their first goals of the season.
• Junior Jennah Quill and in the second year of study Samantha Zaslaw each of them scored their first career goals for the Bulldogs.
• Junior goalkeeper Selena Negron As Bryant’s goalkeeper, she made two saves in her first career clean sheet.

How it happened

Bryant opened the scoring and took the lead in the second minute of the game when Warn lobbed the ball from just outside the 16-yard box with his left foot over the onrushing Bello and into the net.

Stonehill responded narrowly to the Bulldogs’ first goal in the fifth minute when the sophomore Lindsey Brown sent a pass from the Skyhawks’ defensive third of the court to a running Cassidy. Despite the attacking opportunity, Bryant’s defense prevented the scoring opportunity and thus kept Stonehill from scoring.

At 11:36 minutes, Bryant seemed to double his lead. But the doctoral student Sarah came into the six-yard box and blocked a shot that went into the net, keeping the Skyhawks down by one goal. Just a few minutes later, two goals from Collins and Koons at 13:30 and 17:56 of the first half gave the Bulldogs a convincing 3-0 lead.

In the final minutes of the first half, Stonehill began to apply sustained offensive pressure, highlighted by Lord’s three quality shots on goal. Despite spending time in the offensive zone, the Skyhawks remained scoreless after the first 45 minutes of play and entered the break trailing the Bulldogs 3-0.

In the second half, Bryant’s offense picked up where it left off, scoring two goals at 68-15 and 73-24. In the second half, Quill and Zaslaw scored for the Bulldogs, each scoring their first collegiate goal.

With about 15 minutes left in the non-conference game, Caso and Lord fired two shots just over the crossbar, cutting into Bryant’s lead. Despite their efforts over 90 minutes of play, the Skyhawks were unable to score and ultimately lost to the Bulldogs by a final score of 5-0.

Next
Stonehill (0-3-0, 0-0-0 NEC) returns home to host Quinnipiac University at Skyhawk Field on Thursday, August 29. Kickoff between the Skyhawks and Bobcats is scheduled for 4 p.m.

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