Newburgh N.Y. – The Mount Saint Mary College Women's Soccer team begins a two-game week Tuesday evening when it travels south to take on St. Joseph's Brooklyn. The Knights will have another Skyline Conference match when they go on the road to face off with Manhattanville Saturday afternoon. Live Stats will be available for Tuesday's contest at the Bears with Live Stats and Video provided for Saturday's road tilt against the Valiants.
At A Glance: Mount Saint Mary is looking to continue to stack wins in Skyline Conference play. The Knights enter Tuesday's contest at 1-6-1 on the season, but 1-0 in Skyline conference matches. The Knights fell to Skidmore last time out on Saturday.
Four different Knights have two goals apiece, which leads the scoring attack, including
Angie Mainiero (Vineland, N.J.) who assisted on another goal for a team-high five points.
Maggie Zecca (Mountainside, N.J.) is tied for the team lead with two assists and leads the Knights in shots with 12 thus far.
Megan Stosch (North Babylon, N.Y.),
Kaitlin Hansen (Port Jervis, N.Y.), and Maineiro are all tied for the team lead in shots on goal with seven each. In goal,
Caroline Brucato (Massapequa Park, N.Y.) has started four games and has made a team-leading 25 saves.
A Look At St. Joseph's Brooklyn: The Bears are 2-2-1 overall on the young season. They are fresh off a 2- 2 draw against Clarks Summit on Saturday. Mia Castaneda has scored seven of the teams nine goals for the season, while assisting on one of the other two. She has also ripped off 29 shots, with 18 of them being on target. Julia Marin has started four of the five contests between the pipes for the Bears and has made 19 saves while giving up eight goals.
Recent History: The Knights are 5-0 against the Bears dating back to 2015. The Mount has outscored St. Joseph's 32-1 in that span.
Scouting Manhattanville: The Valiants are 1-5 overall through six games this season. They did score their first win on Sunday with a 9-0 victory over Yeshiva. Natalie Aracena paces the Valiants with seven points, coming via two goals and three assists. Alessia Cioffi has found the back of the net twice on five shots. Macey Girard has gone the distance in goal in all six games, while making 48 saves and posting a shutout as well.
Recent History: The Knights are 3-1-1 against the Valiants since 2018, with the Valiants getting shutout in four of them.
What's Next: Mount Saint Mary has a pair of Skyline Conference games at home next week as they take on Sarah Lawrence Wednesday and Maritime on Saturday