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Wagner College Women's Soccer Match Information
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Match #12 | NEC Match #4
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Wagner College Seahawks (4-6-1; 2-0-1 NEC) vs. Saint Francis U Red Flash (3-6-1; 2-1-0 NEC)
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Date | Time
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Sunday, October 6, 2019 | 1:00 PM
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Location
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Hameline Field | Staten Island, NY
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Where To View
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WATCH LIVE (NECFrontRow)
Play-by-Play: Skylar Darel
LIVE STATS
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| Social Media |
Twitter: @WagWSoccer, @WagnerAthletics
Instagram: @wag_wsoccer |
Staten Island, NY - The Wagner College women's soccer team will look to remain undefeated in Northeast Conference (NEC) play as the Seahawks conclude its three-game homestand on Sunday afternoon against the Saint Francis U Red Flash.
LAST TIME OUT FOR WAGNER:
- Sophomore forward Luisa Barone scored five minutes into the contest while senior tri-captain defender Kaitlyn Ross added a score right before the half as Wagner extended its unbeaten streak to three, defeating Robert Morris by a 2-1 count on Friday evening at Hameline Field.
- The Green & White had a pair of early chances off the foot of junior midfielder, Julia Fitzsimmons, but found the mark in the fifth minute as junior Mya Donnelly was able to send a ball into the box that was just deflected by freshman teammate Renata Djuravecevic, but it was Barone that was able to stuff home the chance in giving Wagner a 1-0 advantage.
- With just two minutes remaining before halftime, Donnelly was again the catalyst, this time sending a great service into the middle that was corralled by Ross, who put a good touch on the ball and was rewarded with her first career goal while giving Wagner a two-goal lead.
- In the second half, the Colonials found its rhythm and was rewarded with a goal in the 54th as Bailey Farabaugh booted a ball that ricocheted off the top-left post and trickled into the back of the net to cut the deficit in half, 2-1.
- The visitors nearly evened the contest in the latter portion of the contest as Kristina Kelly had a pair of chances with her shot with a minute left finding the arms of Kelly, who was able to make the stop.
- Kelly made a career-best 11 saves in picking up her third win of the season.
SERIES HISTORY:
- Sunday's fixture marks the 26th all-time meeting between the Green & White and the Red Flash with Saint Francis U holding a 22-3 edge in the head-to-head matchup.
- All three of Wagner's victories in the series against the Red Flash have come at home, with the last triumph occurring back on October 23, 2015, a 2-0 win.
BEST LEAGUE START FOR WAGNER:
- Wagner is off to a 2-0-1 start in Northeast Conference (NEC) this season under third-year head coach, Phil Casella.
- It is the best start since 2014, when the team went 2-1 over its first three conference tilts
Wagner Record Through Three Northeast Conference (NEC) Matches
| Year |
Record |
First Three NEC Opponents |
Final Overall Record |
| 2019 |
2-0-1 |
St. Francis Brooklyn (Win), Sacred Heart (Tie), Robert Morris (Win) |
??? |
| 2014 |
2-1-0 |
Saint Francis U (Loss), Robert Morris (Win), Mount St. Mary's (Win) |
9-7-3;
5-1-2 NEC |
| 2015 |
1-2-0 |
Bryant (Loss), LIU (Win), Robert Morris (Loss) |
5-12-1;
4-4-0 NEC |
| 2013 |
1-2-0 |
Sacred Heart (Win), Saint Francis U (Loss), Mount St. Mary's (Loss) |
11-5-2;
4-3-1 NEC |
| 2011 |
1-2-0 |
Bryant (Loss), Mount St. Mary's (Win), Monmouth (Loss) |
9-8-2;
3-7-0 NEC |
| 2010 |
0-1-2 |
LIU (Loss), Quinnipiac (Tie), Central Connecticut (Tie) |
6-13-2;
2-6-2 NEC |
HOW WAGNER RANKS IN THE NCAA:
- As of September 29, out of 335 Division I schools, the Green & White rank 11th nationally in shot accuracy, converting on 56.5 percent. This mark is also tops in the Northeast Conference (NEC).
- Additionally, the team is among the top-100 in saves per game, averaging 5.10 a contest.
- Individually, senior tri-captain Maria Nunez ranks among the top-100 players in the NCAA in goals per game (.56) and shot accuracy (57.9%).
- In the league, Nunez is tied with CCSU's Roma McLaughlin in goals per game and points per game (1.22) while sharing the top spot with McLaughlin and Sacred Heart's Michelle Clarkin.
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 61 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).
- In adding the penalty kick score, the East Greenwich, RI native has now collected 27 all-time career points, good for ninth all-time. She will need just one point to Jensen for eighth-place.
- Additionally, her goal was the fifth of the season, tying matching her total from a season ago and ranks 12th on the all-time single-season scoring list. Her next tally 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 SAINT FRANCIS U :
- The Red Flash, predicted to finish second in the league's preseason coaches' poll, enters this afternoon's match one point behind the Seahawks, with an overall record of 3-6-1 and 2-1-0 league mark.
- In SFU's last match on Friday evening, Alyssa McGhee scored two second half goals that lifted the Red Flash past the LIU Sharks, 2-0.
- McGhee scored the game's first goal when she knocked in a Dakota Graham corner kick from short range in the 74th and struck again with a tall from the left of the box in the 86th.
- McGhee leads the squad with four goals and ten points. Graham is SFU's leader in assist with five helpers this season. In Goal, Julia Hernan has seen the bulk of the action, recording 40 saves (.625 save percentage) and allowing 24 goals (2.58 GAA).
UP NEXT:
- The Seahawks embark on a two-match road trip, beginning on Friday, October 11 as Wagner will take on Central Connecticut in New Britain, CT at 7:00 p.m. The road trip concludes on Sunday, October 13 with a 1:00 p.m. kickoff in Smithfield, RI against Bryant.
- The Green & White returns home to Hameline Field on Sunday, October 20, as the Seahawks will tangle with the LIU Sharks at 1:00 p.m.
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