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ciaramella wsoc vs shepherd 10.30.17
1
Winner Daemen DAEW (9-7-1)
0
Shepherd SHEPW (5-6-7)
Winner
Daemen DAEW
(9-7-1)
1
Final
0
Shepherd SHEPW
(5-6-7)
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Daemen DAEW 0 1 1
Shepherd SHEPW 0 0 0

Game Recap: Women's Soccer | | By Mike Miranto, Sr. Associate A.D. for External Operations & Communications

Women's Soccer Blanks Shepherd In Season Finale

SHEPHERDSTOWN, W. Va. - Led by sophomore midfielder Lindsay Ciaramella (St. George, Ont.) and freshman goalkeeper Maddie Flores (Seattle, Wash.), the Daemen College women's soccer team ran its overall record to 9-7-1 with a 1-0 win on the road today vs. Shepherd University in non-conference action at the SU Soccer Complex. Playing in their final game of the 2017 season, Ciaramella notched the game's lone goal, and Flores made two saves while recording her second shutout.

Daemen, which was eliminated from East Coast Conference Tournament contention following a 3-0 road loss at Molloy College this past Saturday, rebounded to pick up the team's fifth shutout of the season. It's the first time that Daemen has picked up a win in their season finale since 2012 when the Wildcats defeated the University of Maine-Fort Kent 1-0 in the championship game of the United States Collegiate Athletic Association National Championships.

"I thought it might be difficult for the group to get up for this game after the disappointment Saturday, but we started fast and could have scored a couple of goals if their [Shepherd's] goalkeeper hadn't made two fantastic saves," said Daemen head coach Dan Dolan who earned the 80th victory of his career today. "It was great to see us be persistent in the second half and for Lindsay to find the back of the net on a great effort into the box. It's always nice to finish the season with a win, and there are certainly a lot of positives to take away from this season which has provided some building blocks for the future."

Daemen dominated possession and generated a 16-3 advantage in shot attempts and an 8-2 edge in corner kicks. Despite the disparity, it took until the 71:14 mark for the Wildcats to get on the board, doing so when Ciaramella scored off a feed from freshman midfielder Celia de Pablo Esteban (Burgos, Spain). It was Ciaramella's second goal of the season, both of which coming in the last three games.

That was all the Wildcats would need to pick up the win as they limited the host Rams to just one second-half shot attempt. Flores, who went the full 90 minutes for the first time since Oct. 10 (vs. Mercyhurst University), ran her personal goalkeeping record to 3-2-0 with the win.

Shepherd, which will move on to compete as the No. 4 seed in the Mountain East Conference Tournament later this week, dropped to 5-6-7 on the season with today's loss. Christi LaBella made a pair of saves in 45 minutes worth of work for the Rams before giving way to Skylar Wheeler who took the loss.

Daemen's nine victories this season are the most for the team since going 10-10 in 2013. The Wildcats also closed the season with a winning percentage higher than .500 for the first time since going 11-9 in 2012. 

Daemen will graduate just three players from their 2017 team - Kalyn Compeau (Tonawanda, N.Y.), Leah McDonell (North Tonawanda, N.Y.) and Alex Juliano (Hamburg, N.Y.). The bulk of the team's 33-player roster is set to return in 2018, including the team's top three offensive players, Jamie Boyar (Williamsville, N.Y.), de Pablo Esteban and Ciaramella who combined to account for 45 of the team's 67 points this season. Also returning will be the team's defensive core of Monique Green (Williamsville, N.Y.), Alex Valenti (Clarence, N.Y.), Kayla Goeddertz (Rochester, N.Y.) and Sam D'Agostino (Mississauga, Ont.), and the team's top two goalkeepers in Flores and Katelin White (Lewiston, N.Y.).

GAME NOTES: Daemen improved to 2-0 in the all-time series with Shepherd...the previous meeting was a 1-0 neutral site win on Aug. 29, 2009 in Dolan's first game as the team's head coach...Ciaramella's goal was her first game-winning goal of the season...two of her three career goals have been of the game-winning variety...de Pablo Esteban's assist was her 11th point of the season...she's one of seven freshmen in the ECC with 10 or more points this season...although she was held off the scoresheet today, Boyar finishes the season with 11 goals and 25 points, both of which rank fourth among ECC players...Daemen's five shutouts this season are the most since recording six in 2012...the Wildcats totaled just one shutout in 2016...Flores and White combined to make 107 total saves this season...Daemen's 108 total saves as a team ranks first in the ECC...today's game marked just the fifth game in which Daemen outshot its opponent (4-0-1 record in those contests).





 
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