Emmitsburg, Md. (August 23, 2009)--Loyola edged Mount St. Mary's, 1-0, on Sunday in women's soccer action at Waldron Family Stadium on campus in the season opener for both teams. Mount St. Mary's sophomore goalkeeper Alicia Miller (Lititz, Pa./Warwick) made 12 saves in the loss.

Miller kept the Mount in the game in the first half, making four saves, including a pair where she tipped the ball over the cross bar. Despite being outshot 10-1 in the opening half, the Mount had the best scoring chance in the opening frame. Sophomore forward Sadie Winship (York, Pa./Eastern York) was sent in alone on the goalkeeper, but she drove the shot right into the hands of Loyola goalkeeper Brittany Henderson, as the score was tied 0-0 at the half.

The opening minutes of the second half saw each team have good scoring chances. Loyola's Colleen Kinealy was denied on a shot by a diving save from Miller just 20 seconds into the half. Loyola's Kelly Farrell had a chance to score on the rebound, but her shot was just wide to the left.

The Mount countered when senior forward Emily Menotti (Dover, Pa./Dover) was fouled on a near breakaway 1:55 into the half. Winship took the ensuing free kick and had her shot tipped over the crossbar by Henderson. On the corner kick, Winship drove the ball to the middle where freshman Jourdan Brill (Lancaster, Pa./Penn Manor) headed the ball toward the lower left corner of the goal, only to be denied on a diving stop from Henderson.

The Greyhounds finally broke through with 31:18 left in the game. Tessa McLanahan tipped a cross from Theresa Ferraina over Miller's head for the only score of the contest.

The Mount had an outstanding scoring chance with just under 22 minutes left when freshman Kelly Baker (Cinnaminson, N.J./Cinnaminson) took a long feed from sophomore Mary McCarron (Beltsville, Md./Elizabeth Seton) and drove a shot that was about one-foot wide right of the goal.

Loyola held a 21-to-5 advantage in shots in the game, including a 10-to-1 margin in the opening half. Mount goalkeeper Miller made eight of her 12 saves in the second half. Henderson had three saves in the victory for the Greyhounds.

The Mount returns to action on Friday, August 28, with a 7:00 p.m. game at George Mason.