Newburgh, N.Y. – The Mount Saint Mary College Women's Soccer team will host Purchase Wednesday night in its final regular season contest of 2022. The Knights have already secured a playoff berth but have an opportunity to move up in the standings with a win. Live Stats and Video will be available for the contest.
At A Glance: The Knights are coming off a 1-1 draw with St. Joseph's L.I. last time out but had won two consecutive conference contests prior to that. Mount Saint Mary is 5-10-3 overall and 5-3-2 against Skyline Conference opponents.
Kaitlin Hansen (Port Jervis, N.Y.) has continued to head the Knights scoring attack, as she leads the team with seven goals and three assists, good for a team leading 17 points. Darla Petricca (New Hyde Park, N.Y.) leads the Knights with five helpers, and Victoria Maffetone (Sayville, N.Y.) has quietly beenon a scoring streak, recording a score in each of the last three games.
Caroline Brucato (Massapequa Park, N.Y.) and Christina Kakavas (Hopewell Junction, N.Y.) have split time in the net, with Brucato starting nine games and posting a 3.24 goals-against average and Kakavas starting six matches with a 2.55 goals-against average.
Scouting Purchase: The Panthers enter Wednesday nights contest holding an overall record of 5-9 with a mark of 2-8 in conference play. Last time out, the Panthers fell to Old Westbury 3-1 at home.
Kristen Purcell has scored ten of the Panthers 20 goals this season, while also tallying three assists to total 23 points on the campaign. Julieth Velasquez has supported the offense, finding the back of the net five times as well.
In between the pipes, Carolyn Hough has seen the bulk of the minutes, stopping a whopping 109 shots while owning a 4.08 goals-against average.
Recent History: Since 2016, the two sides have matched up five times, with Mount Saint Mary winning all five. They have outscored the Panthers 25-0 in these contests.
What's Next: Mount Saint Mary will play in the First Round of the Skyline Conference Championship on October 29, with opponent and location to be announced once available.
