BURLINGTON, Vt. – The Stony Brook women's soccer program is back in first by themselves after a 2-0 win over Vermont on Sunday afternoon in Burlington.
Juniors
Alyssa Francese (Yorktown Heights, N.Y.) and
Fanny Götesson (Varnamo, Sweden) each scored to give the Seawolves all they would need en route to the team's seventh clean sheet of the year.
BISCHOF'S REACTION
"This was a great win on the road. We used 18 players this afternoon and it was a total team effort to earn it. I am also very happy with our defense that preserved a shutout."
SCORING SUMMARY
- 24th minute – Stony Brook 1, Vermont 0 – Francese scored after a scrum in front, as freshman Catharina von Drigalski (Oberursel, Germany) played a corner into the box that was punched to the keeper but the Yorktown Heights native was waiting to head it home.
- 88th minute – Stony Brook 2, Vermont 0 – Junior Erin O'Connor (Setauket, N.Y.) took the ball and was off to the races, going the length of the field and dishing off to Götesson, who was able to beat a defender and finish far post.
STATS AND NOTES
- Francese now sits with 11 goals on the campaign, a team high.
- Her six game-winning goals are tied for the national lead.
- Götesson now has five goals to go along with her five assists this season.
- O'Connor added her fourth assist of the season, while von Drigalski sits at two.
- Four of the team's seven clean sheets have come in league play. They have allowed three goals in six America East contests.
- The Seawolves have outscored the opposition 11-2 in their last five road contests.
- With four points in its final two contests, Stony Brook can clinch its second consecutive America East regular season title.
UP NEXT
Stony Brook plays its final regular season home game on Sunday afternoon when they host New Hampshire for Senior Day at LaValle Stadium. Admission to the game is free.
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