MOUNT ST. MARY'S (2-4-2, 0-0 NEC) vs. LONG ISLAND (4-5, 1-0 NEC)
Friday, September 30, 7:30 p.m.
Waldron Family Stadium, Emmitsburg, Md.
MOUNT ST. MARY'S (2-4-2, 0-0 NEC) vs. WAGNER (6-2-2, 0-1 NEC)
Sunday, October 2, 12:00 p.m.
Waldron Family Stadium, Emmitsburg, Md.
Mount Update: The Mount closed out its non-conference slate with a 2-4-2 record after a win over Iona (2-1) on Sunday and a tie with Bucknell (0-0, 2ot) on Tuesday. Goalkeeper Alicia Miller made seven saves in the scoreless tie to post her ninth career shutout. Ragan Cote and Kelly Baker scored first-half goals to lead the Mount to the 2-1 victory against Iona.
About the Blackbirds: Long Island defeated Fairleigh Dickinson, 4-1, in their Northeast Conference opener and enter Friday's game 4-5-0 overall and 1-0-0 in the NEC. Jen Spicer, Caroline Kaplan, Kayleigh Morgan and Lauryn Bretches each scored against FDU while goalkeeper Jennifer Bannon made two saves. Long Island was the NEC regular season champion last year, allowing just one goal in 10 conference games. Spicer leads the Blackbirds this year with three goals and seven points while Ariana Calderon has two goals and two assists for six points. Bannon has a 1.19 goals against average and 35 saves while playing every minute in goal.
The All-Time Series with Long Island: Long Island holds a 10-3-1 advantage in the all-time series that began in 1997. The Blackbirds have won five straight against the Mount and are 8-0-1 over the past nine meetings between the teams. Last year, Long Island earned a 1-0 win in Brooklyn.
Year-by-Year Results vs. Long Island
09-20-97: Mount St. Mary's 2, Long Island 0, Home
10-25-98: Long Island 3, Mount St. Mary's 1, Away
10-15-99: Mount St. Mary's 1, Long Island 0, Home
10-13-00: Long Island 2, Mount St. Mary's 0, Away
10-05-01: Mount St. Mary's 2, Long Island 1, Home
10-18-02: Long Island 1, Mount St. Mary's 0, Away
09-28-03: Long Island 1, Mount St. Mary's 0 (ot), Home
09-26-04: Long Island 1, Mount St. Mary's 0, Away
10-16-05: Mount St. Mary's 1, Long Island 1 (2ot), Home
10-29-06: Long Island 3, Mount St. Mary's 0, Away
10-07-07: Long Island 1, Mount St. Mary's 0, Home
10-31-08: Long Island 7, Mount St. Mary's 0, Away
10-02-09: Long Island 2, Mount St. Mary's 1, Home
10-24-10: Long Island 1, Mount St. Mary's 0, Away
Home: 3-3-1 Away: 0-7-0
Last Meeting with the Blackbirds: Long Island edged the Mount, 1-0, on a late goal last year in Brooklyn. In a defensive battle, Long Island held a 3-0 edge in shots in the opening half as neither goalkeeper had to make a save. In the second half, Katie Egan scored the game winner when she received a header off a throw-in from Kayleigh Morgan. The Blackbirds held a 12-to-2 shot advantage in the second half, however just three of those shots were on goal. Alicia Miller made two saves in the loss while Jessica Sexton did not have to make a save in the shutout victory.
About the Seahawks: Wagner defeated Delaware State, 2-0, on Sunday and enters Friday's game at Monmouth 6-2-2 overall and 0-1-0 in the Northeast Conference. Jackie Nicholas, who scored both goals in the win over Delaware State, leads the team with four goals on the year. Julie Vigliotti is second on the squad with two goals and three assists for seven points. Kate Marcy has a 0.96 goals against average and 48 saves in nine starts on the year.
The All-Time Series with Wagner: The Mount has won two straight against Wagner to take an 11-7 lead in the all-time series. Last year, the Mount earned a 2-1 overtime win at Wagner. Prior to that, Wagner had won the previous five matchups in the all-time series that began in 1994.
Year-by-Year Results vs. Wagner
10-17-94: Mount St. Mary's 4, Wagner 2, away
11-06-94: Mount St. Mary's 5, Wagner 0, neutral
09-09-95: Mount St. Mary's 3, Wagner 1, home
09-07-96: Mount St. Mary's 2, Wagner 1 (ot), away
10-12-97: Mount St. Mary's 4, Wagner 2, home
10-23-98: Wagner 1, Mount St. Mary's 0, away
10-17-99: Mount St. Mary's 1, Wagner 0 (ot), home
10-15-00: Mount St. Mary's 3, Wagner 1, away
10-07-01: Wagner 2, Mount St. Mary's 0, home
10-20-02: Mount St. Mary's 3, Wagner 1, away
09-26-03: Mount St. Mary's 4, Wagner 0, home
09-24-04: Wagner 3, Mount St. Mary's 2, away
10-14-05: Wagner 1, Mount St. Mary's 0, home
10-27-06: Wagner 1, Mount St. Mary's 0 (2ot), away
10-05-07: Wagner 1, Mount St. Mary's 0, home
11-02-08: Wagner 2, Mount St. Mary's 0, away
10-04-09: Mount St. Mary's 1, Wagner 0, home
10-22-10: Mount St. Mary's 2, Wagner 1 (ot), away
Home: 5-3-0 Away: 5-4-0 Neutral: 1-0
Last Meeting: Jackie Corley scored with 11 seconds left in the first overtime to lift Mount St. Mary's to a 2-1 win at Wagner last year. Senior Jenna Stern had tied the game with 39 seconds left in regulation with her first career goal in a Mount uniform. Whitney Prindible gave Wagner a 1-0 lead with a second half goal. The Mount held a 23-to-11 advantage in shots in the game. Alicia Miller had five saves for the Mountaineers while Katie Marcy posted eight.
Defense Shining: The Mount is fourth in the NEC in goals against average at 1.15 this season. The Mountaineers have given up 10 goals over the first eight games of the season. Goalkeeper Alicia Miller leads the league with 6.88 saves per game and is fifth in the NEC with a 1.15 goals against average.
The Mount and the NEC: The Mount begins its 17th season of Northeast Conference play against Long Island on Friday night. The Mountaineers are looking for their first winning season in NEC play since 1997. The Mount went 2-7-1 in NEC play last year, winning two of their final three games while six of the seven losses were by one goal.
Record Breaker: Senior goalkeeper Alicia Miller made eight saves at American on September 16 to break the Mount's career save record. Miller now owns school records for saves (374) and games played by a goalkeeper (61). Anna Lebo (2004-07) set the previous records of 350 saves and 59 games played. Miller is also fifth all-time in school history in save percentage (.766), fifth in goals against average (1.91) and second with nine shutouts. Miller's 1.19 goals against average last season was the third-best single-season mark in Mount history.
Extra Time: The Mount has gone to overtime in five of eight games this year, including three of the past four contests. The Mount defeated Rider (1-0), lost to Saint Joseph's (1-0) and Saint Peter's (1-0) and tied American (1-1) and Bucknell (1-1) in overtime games this season. The Mountaineers are now 4-7-8 in overtime games under head coach Tom Gosselin.
PK's: Kelly Baker scored on a penalty kick in the first half of the Mount's 2-1 win at Iona on Sunday. It was the Mount's first goal on a penalty kick since Kelli Devine scored against East Tennessee State on September 16, 2005.
Historic Win: The Mount's 1-0 overtime victory over Rider was just the second in a season opener for the Mount women's soccer team. It was also the first time in program history the team has won its season opener on the road. The Mount is now 2-18 all-time in season openers with the other victory coming against Delaware State (10-0) in 2005.
Clean Sheets: Senior goalkeeper Alicia Miller posted her ninth career shutout in the Mount's 0-0 tie against Bucknell. The nine shutouts are second all-time at the Mount behind Anna Lebo, who had 10 shutouts from 2004-07.
Winship Moving Up Scoring List: Senior forward Sadie Winship has moved into a tie for 10th-place on the Mount's all-time points list. Winship, who has 10 goals and five assists in her Mount career, is tied for ninth all-time in goals scored.
Doubling Up: Courtney Zingle, a second team All-Northeast Conference pick in softball, and Meaghan Conlon, a member of the Mount's women's lacrosse team, each made their debuts in a Mount women's soccer uniform at Towson. Zingle, who hit .338 as a senior last season for the Mount softball team, is a fifth-year senior. Conlon, a junior, had nine goals and four assists while starting in all 18 games for the Mount women's lacrosse team last year.
Preseason Poll: The Mount was picked to finish 10th in the annual Northeast Conference Preseason Coaches poll.
Head Coach Tom Gosselin: Mount St. Mary's head coach Tom Gosselin is in his fifth season at the helm of the Mount's women's soccer program.
Up Next: Mount St. Mary's has a three-game NEC road swing next on the schedule, beginning with a game at Monmouth on Friday, October 7, at 7 p.m.
