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Winner Daemen DAE (2-3-0, 1-0-0)
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D'Youville DYC (1-3-0, 0-1-0)
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Daemen DAE
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D'Youville DYC
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Game Recap: Women's Soccer | | Tom McDermott

Scalisi Leads Wildcats Past D'Youville In ECC Opener

Daemen Wins 3-1; Junior Forward Plays A Role In All Three Goals

BUFFALO, N.Y. - Junior Tatyjana Scalisi (Williamsville, N.Y.) totaled a goal and two assists to lead the Daemen College women's soccer team to a 3-1 victory over crosstown rival D'Youville College at Dobson Field. It marked the East Coast Conference opener for both teams. Daemen improved to 2-3-0 overall, while the host Saints dropped to 1-3-0.

Today marked his is the fourth all-time meeting between the '716' programs, and their first-ever meeting as conference foes. The teams did face each other twice last spring as part of their independent schedules after the ECC canceled the 2020 fall sports season due to COVID-19. Daemen leads the all-time series, 4-0.

HIGHLIGHTS

  • The game remained scoreless until the 24th minute when Scalisi netted her first goal of the season off a feed from sophomore Demi McCalliog (Wolverhampton, England).
  • The Wildcats doubled their lead just seven minutes later when Scalisi set up freshman Baylin Tighe (Tonawanda, N.Y.). It marked the first collegiate goal for the rookie defender out of Tonawanda High School.
  • The Saints got on the scoreboard with just seven seconds left in the first half following an unassisted goal by junior Maggie Leeds.
  • The Wildcats maintained their one goal lead throughout the second half and eventually secured the win when junior Faye Panagopoulos (Kenmore, N.Y.) scored just before the final buzzer.
  • Junior Tori DeLappi (Medina, Ohio) registered one save for the Wildcats, while junior Laurie Poeller stopped a season high 11 shots for the hosts.
     

GAME NOTES

  • Daemen was picked fourth out of 10 teams in the preseason East Coast Conference poll, while D'Youville was picked ninth.
  • Daemen posted a 12-1 edge in shots in the first half and finished with a 20-4 advantage overall. Daemen held a 14-2 edge in shots on goal.
  • DeLappi has played every minute in goal for the Wildcats so far this season. 
  • Daemen has netted six goals on the year from six different players.
  • Scalisi is now the team's leading point getter with four points on the young season. 
  • Daemen returns 17 players who were on the roster for the unorthodox 2020-21 academic year, including 10 who were part of the Wildcats' NCAA tournament team in 2019 when they finished 11-4-3 – the best season in the program's NCAA era (2015 – present.)
  • Today marked the fifth of a traditional 16-game schedule for the Wildcats which runs through November 6.

UP NEXT

The Wildcats are idle until Sept. 26 when they travel to Lincoln (Pa.) University for a non-league game.


Daemen College features the premier NCAA Division II athletics program in the Buffalo-Niagara region, sponsoring 18 intercollegiate teams. For the latest information on Daemen Athletics, follow the Wildcats via social media on Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and Instagram, or sign up to receive customizable news alerts, e-mail newsletters and weekly schedule alerts.

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