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Wagner College Women's Soccer Match Information
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Match #13 | NEC Match #5
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Wagner College Seahawks (4-7-1; 2-1-1 NEC) at Central Connecticut State University Blue Devils (4-4-4; 2-1-1 NEC)
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Date | Time
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Friday, October 11, 2019 | 3:30 PM
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Location
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Central Connecticut Soccer Field | New Britain, CT
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Where To View
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WATCH LIVE (NECFrontRow)
LIVE STATS
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| Social Media |
Twitter: @WagWSoccer, @WagnerAthletics
Instagram: @wag_wsoccer |
New Britain, CT - After finishing its most recent homestand, 1-1-1, the Wagner College women's soccer team will hit the road for a pair of Northeast Conference (NEC) fixtures, beginning on Friday afternoon against defending league champions, Central Connecticut.
LAST TIME OUT FOR WAGNER:
- Saint Francis U scored six minutes into the contest before the Wagner College women's soccer team answered a minute into the second half but a pair of late scores sealed the match in favor of the Red Flash as the Seahawks dropped a 3-1 decision on Sunday afternoon at Hameline Field.
- The loss was Wagner's first in Northeast Conference (NEC) play this season after being unbeaten in its previous three matchups.
- The Red Flash were able to take advantage on their first offensive possession as Mariana Jaleca created space and booted a shot that hit the crossbar and fluttered back into the zone where Leanna Choo was able to secure the loose ball and put the visitors ahead, 1-0.
- Wagner didn't waste any time in the second half, as Green & White were able to find the game-tying score in the 50'.
- Sophomore forward Luisa Barone beat her defender deep on the right side and crossed the ball into the middle, just over the reach of the SFU keeper, and found the foot of junior forward Lindsay Weiss, who was able to bury the game-tying score.
- For Weiss, it marked her first career score, while Barone earned her second career helper and first of the season.
- Junior Madison Starr attempted a free kick, from approximately 40 yards out on the right side, which found the hands of SFU keeper, Julia Hernan in the 76', as Wagner threatened for the go-ahead score.
- The Red Flash then broke the 1-1 stalemate in the 77' as Alyssa McGhee stole the ball away from a Wagner defender and finished to the back right of the net.
- SFU added to its lead in the 89' as Choo recorded her second goal of the contest.
- For the match, the teams took 16 shots apiece with the Red Flash having two more shots on goal (11-9).
SERIES HISTORY:
- Friday's contest marks the 26th all-time meeting between the two schools with CCSU holding a 23-1-1 lead in the head-to-head matchup.
- Wagner's lone triumph against the Blue Devils came on October 19, 2014, on Grymes Hill, as the Green & White earned a 1-0 victory
BEST LEAGUE START FOR WAGNER:
- Wagner is off to a 2-1-1 start in Northeast Conference (NEC) this season under third-year head coach, Phil Casella.
- This matches the best league start for the Seahawks since 2014, when the team went 2-1-1 over its first four conference tilts.
- The 2014 squad advanced to the NEC semifinals that season as a No. 2 seed
| Wagner Record Through Four Northeast Conference (NEC) Matches |
| Year |
Record |
First Four NEC Opponents |
Final Overall Record |
| 2019 |
2-1-1
(.625) |
St. Francis Brooklyn (Win), Sacred Heart (Tie), Robert Morris (Win), Saint Francis U (Loss) |
??? |
| 2014 |
2-1-1
(.625) |
Saint Francis U (Loss), Robert Morris (Win), Mount St. Mary's (Win), Bryant (Tie) |
9-7-3;
5-1-2 NEC |
| 2011 |
2-2-0
(.500) |
Bryant (Loss), Mount St. Mary's (Win), Monmouth (Loss), Fairleigh Dickinson (Win) |
9-8-2;
3-7-0 NEC |
| 2010 |
1-1-2
(.500) |
LIU (Loss), Quinnipiac (Tie), Central Connecticut (Tie), Fairleigh Dickinson (Win) |
6-13-2;
2-6-2 NEC |
| 2013 |
1-2-1
(.375) |
Sacred Heart (Win), Saint Francis U (Loss), Mount St. Mary's (Loss), Fairleigh Dickinson (Tie) |
11-5-2;
4-3-1 NEC |
| 2015 |
1-3-0
(.250) |
Bryant (Loss), LIU (Win), Robert Morris (Loss), Fairleigh Dickinson (Loss) |
5-12-1;
4-4-0 NEC |
HOW WAGNER RANKS IN THE NCAA:
- As of October 9, out of 335 Division I schools, the Green & White rank 13th nationally in shot accuracy, converting on 55.5 percent. This mark is also tops in the Northeast Conference (NEC).
- Additionally, as a whole, the Seahawks are 41st in the nation out of 334 teams in saves per game, averaging 5.83 a contest.
- Freshman goalkeeper Erin Kelly is ranked 22nd in the nation, out of 148 players, in saves per game, averaging 6.25 a contest, which is good for third among all-NEC keepers.
- Individually, senior tri-captain Maria Nunez ranks among the top-150 players in the NCAA in goals per game (.45) and shot accuracy (50.0%).
- In the league, Nunez is tied with SFU's Alyssa McGhee, Central Connecticut's Roma McLaughlin and Sacred Heart's Michelle Clarkin for the league lead with five goals.
- Junior forwards Mya Donnelly and Lindsay Weiss are tied for the team lead with two assists, which ranks seventh in the NEC.
NUNEZ CONTINUES CLIMBING UP ON THE ALL-TIME CAREER LIST:
- Senior forward and tri-captain, Maria Nunez, continues her climb to several all-time career marks here at Wagner.
- In 62 career matches, Nunez has netted 13 goals, which ties her for sixth all-time with a pair of former Seahawks in Johanna Konrad ('15) and Samantha Jensen ('15).
- The East Greenwich, RI native now has 27 career points, good for ninth all-time. She will need just one point to pass Jensen for eighth-place.
- Her next goal will push Nunez into a tie for tenth with Julie Vigliotti (2011) and Jaclyn Santariello (2003), who each netted six goals.
- The all-time single-season record for goals is 15, set by Cheryl Moore with 15 back in 1997.
ABOUT CENTRAL CONNECTICUT :
- The Blue Devils, who won the program's ninth NEC title in program history and seventh under head coach Mike D'Arcy, were projected to repeat as league champions this season after earning nine first-place votes in the preseason poll.
- Entering play on Friday, Central Connecticut is currently tied with Wagner and Sacred Heart for fourth-place in the NEC standings, as the Blue Devils are 4-4-4 overall and 2-1-1 in league tilts.
- The Blue Devils sport a perfect 3-0-1 record at home following a 4-0 triumph over St. Francis Brooklyn back on October 6.
- Against SFBK, CCSU scored all four of their goals in the first half of the match as Emily Hogan recorded two of the four scores while Central's defense held the Terriers to just two shots on the game in recording their third shutout of the season.
- Six different Central players scored two or more goals this season, led by Roma McLaughlin, who is tied for conference lead.
- Erica Bardes recorded a pair of helpers against the Terriers, upping her total to a team-best seven, which ranks first in the conference.
- Amanda McQuillan has played in ten matches this season, giving up just ten goals all year in posting a league-leading 0.93 goals against average.
- She has posted a .778 save percentage, tied with Wagner's Erin Kelly, for seventh-place in the circuit as McQuillan has recorded 35 saves on the season.
UP NEXT:
- Wagner closes out its two-match road trip on Sunday, October 13 with a 1:00 p.m. kickoff in Smithfield, RI against Bryant.
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