Philly College Women’s Soccer Week In Review – Games Of October 25 – 30, 2016

PHILLY COLLEGE SPORTS WOMEN’S SOCCER REVIEW

Saint Joseph’s Wins Their First Atlantic 10 Regular Season Championship, Hawks and Dragons Prepare For Conference Tournaments

Week of October  26 – 30, 2016 Games

DREXEL 8– 6 – 4 Overall, 4 – 2 – 3 CAA

Results – Idle

Summary – Drexel is the #2 seed in the CAA Tournament

Next Game – 11/4 CAA Tournament Semifinal vs. College of Charleston vs. James Madison winner in Boston, MA

LA SALLE 4 – 10 – 4 Overall, 2 – 4 – 4 Atlantic 10

Results – Won 4 – 0 vs. George Mason at McCarthy Stadium, Lost 2 – 1 (2 OT) at Duquesne

Summary –  The Explorers registered their second shutout in a row in the season home finale against the Patriots.  Deja Davis scored 2 goals, the first in the 13th minute.  But that streak ended with a double overtime loss on the Bluffs as the Dukes scored in the 110th minute.  Maci Bower got the La Salle goal.

Next Game – 2017 Season Opener

PENN – 9 – 3 – 3 Overall, 2 – 2 – 2 Ivy League

Results Tied 1 – 1 (2 OT) vs. Brown at Rhodes Field

Summary – A goal in the 69th minute by Allie Trzaska gave the University of Pennsylvania a come from behind tie in the Ivy League tilt against Brown.  Goalie Kitty Qu made 8 saves for Penn.  The Quakers are in fourth place in the Ancient Eight, 1-point ahead of Princeton and Yale.

Next Game – 11/5 at Princeton

SAINT JOSEPH’S  16 – 1 – 2 Overall, 9 – 0 – 1 Atlantic 10

Result – Won 2 – 1 at Massachusetts, Won 2 – 1 vs. St. Bonaventure at Sweeney Field

Summary – The Hawks captured the Atlantic 10 Regular Season Championship for the first time in program history.  With that the Hawks earned the top-seed in the Atlantic 10 Tournament.  SJU got a come-from-behind win at UMass on goals by Dakota Mills and Lauren Dimes.  In the regular season ender Mills scored twice to set a new single-season record for goals (16) and points (37).  Mills earned the Atlantic 10 Offensive Player of the Week award.

Next Game – 11/3 Atlantic 10 Tournament vs. #8 Rhode Island

TEMPLE 3 – 16 – 0 Overall 0 – 9 – 0 American

Results – Lost 2 – 1 at ECU, Lost 2 – 1 at Cincinnati

Summary – The Owls dropped a pair of 2 – 1 decisions .  Goal Keeper Jordan Nash recorded her 3rd career double-digit save performance with 15 in Carolina.  Juliet Esposito scored her first career goal.  Cincinnati put two goals on the board early that created a hill too steep to climb for Temple in their final game of the season.

Next Game – 2017 Season Opener

VILLANOVA  4 – 14 – 0 Overall, 2 – 7 – 0 Big East 

Results – Won 2 – 0 vs. Seton Hall at the Higgins Sports Complex

Summary – The seniors made a memory defeating Seton Hall on their day.  Villanova had a 16 – 13 edge in shots.  Sam DePinho and Kate Martin scored for the Cats.  Goalie Emmalee Meyer made 9 saves in getting her 5th career shutout.

Next Game – 2017 Season Opener

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