Newburgh, N.Y. – The Mount Saint Mary College Women's Soccer team ran its winning streak to four games and remained unbeaten at home on the season with a 4-0 non-conference win over John Jay on Thursday. Senior
Bridget McKeever (Wallkill, N.Y.) finished with three points, while classmate
Mary Riley (Newburgh, N.Y.) posted her second shutout of the season.
Allison Jones (Merrick, N.Y.) scored the eventual game winning goal in the 19
th minute on Thursday when she floated a ball under the bar from 40 yards out at 18:05. Although it was the lone marker of the opening 45 minutes, the Knights held a 14-1 advantage in shots prior to halftime.
Mount Saint Mary pulled away from the Bloodhounds with three second half goals.
Maeve O'Sullivan (Garden City Park, N.Y.) scored her first of two goals at the 52:52 mark before McKeever scored her team leading 11
th goal just under six minutes later. O'Sullivan closed out the scoring in the 69
th minute with her second of the game.
O'Sullivan became the seventh player with at least three goals on the season with her scoring output on Thursday, while McKeever scored a goal and added an assist to move her team lead in points to 29. Senior
Destiny Ribadeneyra (Maybrook, N.Y.) picked up two assists to match the team-high in helpers with seven, with
Claire Newman (Cromwell, Conn.) helping on her third goal of the year.
Riley was not forced to make a save in the game in picking up her second clean sheet of the year. She lowered her goals against average to 1.20. John Jay keeper, Kelli Doherty, finished a busy night with 15 stops for the Bloodhounds.
Mount Saint Mary finished with a 31-1 advantage in overall shots, a 19-0 edge in shots on goal and a 10-1 advantage in corner kicks.
Thursday's win improves Mount Saint Mary to 7-2-1 overall on the season. The Knights return to Skyline Conference play on Sunday when they travel to Sarah Lawrence. Kick-off at Tibbetts Brook Park is scheduled for 6:30 p.m.