Poughkeepsie, N.Y. – The Mount Saint Mary College Women's Soccer team returned to action on Wednesday with a 4-1 non-conference road loss at Vassar. Freshman
Theresa Stinson (Troy, N.Y.) scored the Knights' lone goal in the game.
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Vassar scored the only goal of the first half on Wednesday when Rory Chipman found the back of the net in the 23
rd minute. She took a pass from Audrey Pillsbury on the left wing and opened the scoring at the 22:30 mark of the match.
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The Brewers finished the opening stanza with a 12-0 advantage in shots and a 2-1 edge in corner kicks. Mount Saint Mary goalkeeper,
Mary Riley (Newburgh, N.Y.), finished the opening 45 minutes with four saves.
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Vassar came out of halftime and scored twice inside the first 11 minutes of the second frame. Gabrielle Deitch scored the game winner in the 52
nd minute off a pass from Rebecca Andrews and scored her second of the game just under four minutes later to give the Brewers a 3-0 advantage.
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Mount Saint Mary got on the board in the 72
nd minute when Stinson potted her third goal of the season. She spun around a Vassar defender and deposited the team's only tally of the game at the 71:38 mark of the match, before Vassar closed out the scoring in the 85
th minute on an Emily Krebs marker.
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Stinson was one of four Mount Saint Mary players with a shot in the game, joining
Allison Jones (Merrick, N.Y.),
Stephanie Surrusco (Coram, N.Y.) and
Destiny Ribadeneyra (Maybrook, N.Y.).
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Riley finished the game with seven saves in the game after making three more stops in the second half. Vassar keeper, Stephanie Tapolsky, picked up the win with a pair of second half saves.
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Vassar finished the game with a 22-4 advantage in overall shots, an 11-3 edge in shots on goal and a 4-2 advantage in corner kicks.
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Wednesday's loss drops Mount Saint Mary to 4-8 overall on the season. The Knights will be back in action on Saturday when they travel to St. Joseph's-L.I. Kick-off with the Golden Eagles is set for 12:00 p.m.