NEWARK, Del. – The Seawolves used a stout defensive effort and a late goal from freshman forward Hannah Maracina to secure their first-ever CAA road win with a 1-0 victory over Delaware on Thursday night.
 
Maracina broke a scoreless tie in the 74^th minute with her fourth goal of the season which proved to be the game-winner. Maracina was setup by freshman midfielder Ashley Manor who sent a corner kick right outside the box.

Hannah capitalizes off the corner 😤

🌊🐺 x #NCAASoccer pic.twitter.com/n9MLo4KqIM

— Stony Brook Women's Soccer (@StonyBrookWSOC) October 6, 2022

 
Maracina headed the ball forward which was attempted to be cleared away by Blue Hens' defender Lea Panagiotidis. Panagiotidis' clear was redirected by Maracina which found the back of the net to give the Seawolves a 1-0 lead.
 
Stony Brook's defense stood strong as sophomore goalkeeper Nicolette Pasquarella kept a clean sheet and made six saves in the win. Delaware attempted 12 shots, 11 of which came in the first half, and sent six on target. Pasquarella turned away each of the Blue Hens' scoring attempts en route to her second win of the season.
 
STATS AND NOTES

• Maracina's goal in the 74^th minute was her fourth of the season and second game-winner. It was he first goal since September 25, against Hampton and first game-winner since she netted her first career goal on August 18, in dramatic fashion against Fordham.
• Pasquarella recorded her second win of the season and first career clean sheet. The sophomore made six saves and faced 12 shots. She has made six or more saves in seven games this season and has done so in three consecutive contests.
• The Seawolves matched the Blue Hens with six shots on goal. Catharina von Drigalski, Aneta Sovakova, Reilly Rich, Gabrielle Côté, and Luciana Setteducate each joined Maracina with a shot on goal.
• Stony Brook improves to 6-4 all-time against Delaware. It was the third-straight victory over the Blue Hens.
• The Seawolves move to 5-7-2, 2-2-1 CAA this season as they earned three crucial points with Thursday's win.

QUOTES FROM THE SEAWOLVES
"Points are not easy to come by on the road and Delaware definitely made us work for them today. The team worked hard and found a way to get it done," said women's soccer head coach Tobias Bischof."
 
NEXT UP
Stony Brook wraps up its road trip on Sunday, October 9, when it goes head-to-head with Drexel at 1 p.m., in Philadelphia, Pa. It will be the first meeting between the teams since August 30, 2015.
 
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