Emmitsburg, Md. (October 21,2007)--Central Connecticut State scored four times in the second half to surge past Mount St. Mary's, 4-2, in women's soccer action at Waldron Family Stadium on campus on Sunday. Emily Menotti (Dover, Pa./Dover) and Karyn Farrar (Mount Airy, Md./South Carroll) each scored in the loss for the Mount.

Menotti staked the Mount (4-11-0, 2-4-0 NEC) to a 1-0 lead when she corralled the ball at the top of the penalty box, turned and beat Central Connecticut State goalkeeper Erin Herd high. It was Menotti's second goal of the season. Mount goalkeeper Anna Lebo (Walkersville, Md./Walkersville) made that lead stand until the half, making seven of her eight saves in the opening 45 minutes.

The Blue Devils (6-6-1, 3-1-0 NEC) came out flying in the second half, scoring three times in the first 9:48 to take a 3-1 advantage. Central Connecticut State evened the game just 30 seconds into the second half when Brittany Emin headed home a cross from Beth Lloyd. Just under six minutes later, Rachel Caneen beat two Mount defenders and Lebo with a shot to the bottom left of the net to give CCSU a 2-1 lead. Leah Blayney made it 3-1 when she converted a Lloyd cross at the 54:48 mark.

The Mount cut into the deficit when Farrar beat Herd to the left-side after taking a long pass from Jenna Stern (Millersville, Md./Old Mill) to make the score 3-2 with 28:45 left in the contest. Caneen, CCSU's top scorer, answered with her second goal of the game when she took a through ball from Abby Graham to make the score 4-2 with just over 15 minutes remaining.

The Blue Devils held a 17-to-10 advantage in shots in the contest. Lebo made eight saves in the loss while Herd had four saves to earn the victory.

The Mount returns to action on Friday, October 26, with a road contest at Saint Francis (Pa.) at 2:30 p.m.

Game Notes: Prior to the game, the Mount honored its eight seniors...Jen Baker (Frederick, Md./St. John's at Prospect Hall), Kelli Devine (Leonardtown, Md./Leonardtown), Farrar, Alyssa Flora (Mount Airy, Md./Linganore), Angie Guaragna (Upper Marlboro, Md./Archbishop Spalding), Cortney Kerns (Hagerstown, Md./Smithsburg), Lebo and Sabrina Scheffel (Deep Creek Lake, Md./Southern Garrett) each were playing their final home game of their careers...All eight were in the Mount's starting lineup.