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boyar wsoc vs rwc 10.4.17
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Roberts Wesleyan RWCW (1-9-1, 0-4-0 ECC)
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Winner Daemen DAEW (6-3-1, 2-2-0 ECC)
Roberts Wesleyan RWCW
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Daemen DAEW
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Game Recap: Women's Soccer | | Mike Miranto, Associate A.D. For Communications

Wildcats Even League Record With Win In Thruway Rivalry

AMHERST, N.Y. - A goal from sophomore forward Jamie Boyar (Williamsville, N.Y.) in the 73rd minute proved to be the difference as the Daemen College women's soccer team blanked visiting Roberts Wesleyan College 1-0 in East Coast Conference action today at Karrer Field.

The win snaps a two-game slide in league play and evens Daemen's ECC mark at 2-2 this season, while also improving to 6-3-1 overall. The Redhawks, qualifiers for the ECC Tournament in each of the last two seasons and picked fourth in the league's preseason poll this year, continued their hard luck 2017 season, now sitting at 1-9-1 overall and 0-4-0 in ECC action. RWC is winless (0-9-1) since a 1-0 defeat of Le Moyne College in their 2017 opener, and today's result was their seventh consecutive setback. Six of the Redhawks' nine losses this season have been by a single goal. On the flip side, Daemen is now 5-0 this season in one-goal games.

"I thought we played excellent for the majority of the game, and really controlled the ball," said Daemen head coach Dan Dolan. "We struggled generating things in the attacking third a little bit, but defensively I thought we were fantastic. We really didn't allow them to have any easy scoring chances, so overall we're very happy with the result and the effort. It's always nice to get a win against your closest rivals."

Daemen held a 10-9 advantage in total shot attempts, and the Wildcats were the more efficient team, placing six shots on frame, compared to just one for the Redhawks.

Daemen had the best scoring chance of the first half when redshirt junior Sarah Britton (Syracuse, N.Y.) weaved her way through several RWC defenders before flicking a shot with her right foot that goalkeeper Kelsey Brinkel just got a piece of. The rebound caromed off to the right side of the box where sophomore midfielder Lindsay Ciaramella (St. George, Ont.) struck a shot over the crossbar.

The Wildcats really started to impose their will in the second half, outshooting the Redhawks 7-2 over the first 30 minutes of the period. Sophomore midfielder Sarah Kenny (Perth, Australia) had a pair of close chances in the 56th minute thwarted after a Daemen free kick. Kenny's first shot hit a RWC defender, but she collected the rebound and send another shot toward the goal which Brinkel stopped with a diving effort.

The game remained scoreless until Boyar came through with another heroic effort for the Wildcats. After taking a pass in the midfield, she juked and jived her way into the right side of the box where she created some space and sent a curling shot off her left foot which found its way over the goal line after banking off the far post at the 72:54 mark.

The Wildcats leaned on goalkeeper Katelin White (Lewiston, N.Y.) and the defensive quartet of Monique Green (Williamsville, N.Y.), Alex Valenti (Clarence, N.Y.), Sam D'Agostino (Mississauga, N.Y.) and Kayla Goeddertz (Rochester, N.Y.) to protect their one-goal lead. Roberts Wesleyan managed three shots in the game's final 15 minutes; two sailed wide and the third was turned away by White, the only save she needed to make to record her second shutout of the season.

Daemen's final homestand of the season continues this Saturday, Oct. 7 when the Wildcats welcome Mercy College, one of the ECC's hottest teams, to Karrer Field for an 11 a.m. start.

GAME NOTES: Daemen improved to 7-11-3 and snapped a four-game slide in the all-time series with RWC...it was Daemen's first win over RWC since both joined the ECC in 2013...Daemen's last win over RWC before today was an identical 1-0 final score on Oct. 27, 2012 at the RWC Soccer Stadium...Daemen's last home win in the series was a 4-3 (2OT) thriller on Oct. 25, 2011...more than half of Daemen's wins in the all-time series have come on Dolan's watch (4-5-2 since he took over in 2009)...Boyar's goal was her sixth of the season, matching her total from all of last season...she leads the team in goals, points (13), shots (35) and shots on goal (18)...she ranks seventh among the ECC leaders in both goals and points...she leads the league with five game-winning goals this season, which is the most for a Daemen player since Samantha Engel netted six in 2011...Boyar has started all 26 contests since the start of the 2016 season, and she's totaled 12 goals, five assists and 29 points in her career...Daemen is 5-0 this season and 7-2-1 in her career when she scores...White is the first freshman goalkeeper with multiple shutouts since Meaghan O'Leary posted four in 2015...White ranks in the top five among the ECC leaders in total saves (46 - third), save percentage (.821 - third), total goals allowed (10 - fourth) and goals-against average (1.27 - fifth)...freshman forward Kayla Neumann returned to the lineup after missing three games with an injury...she last played in a 1-0 (2OT) win at Clarion on Sept. 19...freshman midfielder Celia de Pablo Esteban registered a game-high four shots and three shots on goal for the Wildcats today...the game was delayed 38 minutes at the outset due to lightning in the area.
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