Newburgh, N.Y. – After three straight road games to open the 221 season, the Mount Saint Mary College Women's Soccer team begins the home schedule on Wednesday night when it plays host to RPI. Kick-off with the Engineers is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. with Live Stats and Video available for those who cannot attend the contest.
 
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At A Glance: Mount Saint Mary enters Wednesday's home opener with a 1-1-1 overall record and is coming off a 4-0 loss at Ithaca Sunday afternoon. Freshman Caroline Brucato (Massapequa Park, N.Y.) finished the contest with 13 saves in goal.
 
Through three games, Caroline Schrag (Cornwall-on-Hudson, N.Y.) is the only Knight credited with a goal, scoring her first career goal against Union on September 5. Darla Petricca (New Hyde Park, N.Y.) picked up the assist on the Schrag goal for her first career point.
 
Brittany Bornstad (Linden, N.J.) and Liz Ellsworth (Suffern, N.Y.) share the team lead in shots with two apiece with just five other Knights recording a shot through three games.
 
Brucato has made two starts in goal and is 1-1-0 on the season. In 180:00 of work she has made 27 saves and holds an .871 save percentage while posting a 2.00 goals against average. Christina Kakavas (Hopewell Junction, N.Y.) has made the other start in goal, making 15 saves in a 1-1 draw at Union.
 
Weekly Awards: Following a 14 save performance at Skidmore in the season opener, Brucato was named the Skyline Conference Defensive Player of the Week on September 8.
 
Scouting the Engineers: RPI comes to town on Wednesday sporting a 1-1-2 overall record and is coming off a 1-1 draw against Cortland on Sunday. Whitey Winsom scored the tying goal early in the second half for the Engineers.
 
Winsom sits atop the team leaderboard in goals with two and joins Gwen Barnes with a team-high four points. Barnes has tallied a goal and is the team leader in assists with two.
 
Sierra Skelding has seen all the action in goal for RPI and has stopped 32 shots. In 409:32 of action, Skelding holds a .889 save percentage and a 0.88 goals against average.
 
Old Friend: RPI head coach Bre Nasypany-Cicero spent two season as the head coach at Mount Saint Mary, posting a 29-13-3 overall record and a 16-1-1 mark against Skyline Conference rivals over the 2014 and 2015 campaigns.
 
In her fifth season with the Engineers, Nasypany-Cicero holds a 36-30-10 overall record and a 16-16-3 mark against Liberty League opponents.
 
Recent History: The two side have not met since the 2013 season with the Mount scoring a tight 2-1 victory in Newburgh.
 
What's Next: After hosting the Engineers on Wednesday, the Mount travels to Hartwick on Sunday afternoon to take on Hartwick. The 3:00 p.m. is a makeup of the game originally scheduled on September 8.