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Daemen DAEW (1-9-2, 1-3 ECC)
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Winner Molloy MOLW (9-3-2, 5-1 ECC)
Daemen DAEW
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Molloy MOLW
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Game Recap: Women's Soccer | | CONTACT: Tom McDermott, Director of Athletics Communications | tmcdermo@daemen.edu

Big Second Half Lifts Molloy Past Daemen

ROCKVILLE CENTRE, N.Y. – Sophomore Natalia Piotrowski scored two goals to lead regionally ranked Molloy University to a 4-0 victory over Daemen University in NCAA Division II women's soccer action here this afternoon.

Molloy, which is ranked fifth in the East Region by the United Soccer Coaches, improved to 9-3-2 overall and 5-1-0 in the East Coast Conference. Daemen dropped to 1-9-2 overall and 1-3-0 in the league.

HIGHLIGHTS

  • The Lions scored all four of their goals in the second half.
  • Piotrowski opened the scoring nine minutes into the second half when she scored off a corner kick by junior Sarah Tappeto.
  • Tappeto and Piotrowski teamed up again in the 76th minute when Piotrowski headed home a cross by Tappeto. It marked the 15th assist of the year for Tappeto, who leads all Division II players in assists so far this season.
  • The hosts converted two penalty shots in the final 10 minutes to close out the scoring.
  • Molloy out shot the Wildcats 11-1 in the second half and the hosts finished with a 19-5 advantage in shots overall (10-2 in shots on goal).
  • Freshman goalkeeper Becca Schultz (Grand Island, N.Y.) made her second start of the year for Daemen and registered a season-high six saves.
  • Junior Shannon Kilian made two saves for Molloy en route to her league-leading eighth shutout of the season.

GAME NOTES

  • Today's game marked ninth all-time meeting between the Wildcats and the Lions. Molloy owns a 6-3-0 advantage in the all-time series.
  • Today's game was the last in a stretch of seven-straight road games Daemen has played dating back to Sept. 14.

UP NEXT

  • Daemen returns to East Coast Conference play Wednesday (Oct. 12) when it hosts cross-town rival D'Youville University.


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