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Photo Credit: Steve McLaughlin Photography
Photo Credit: Steve McLaughlin Photography
Posted: Oct 12, 2024

Women's Soccer Takes Down Norwich at Home Saturday Afternoon, 2-0

Video Box Score
Scoring Summary
1st - 31:17 - Alana Picard (Saint Joseph (Conn.))
2nd - 63:51 - Zoe Zappone (Saint Joseph (Conn.))
Game Leaders
Norwich
G: N/A
A: N/A
Sh: Kat Probst - 3
Sv: Michaela Dubey - 3
Saint Joseph (Conn.)
G: 2 Players (#8, #9) - 1
A: Julia Freimuth - 1
Sh: Alana Picard - 3
Sv: Madison Corcoran - 6
Team Stats
Full stats

WEST HARTFORD, Conn. - The University of Saint Joseph (USJ) women's soccer team blanked the visiting Norwich University (Norwich) Cadets, 2-0, Saturday afternoon during Great Northeast Atheltic Conference (GNAC) play on the USJ Soccer Field in West Hartford, Conn. With the result, the Blue Jays moved to 5-8-1 overall and 5-4-1 in the GNAC, while the Cadets dropped to 7-4-2 overall and 5-3-2 in the GNAC.

KEY MOMENTS

  • USJ controlled the opening half hour of the contest, peppering the Norwich net, but were unable to find the games first goal.
  • However, junior forward Alana Picard (Windsor Locks, Conn.) would break the deadlock at the 31:17 mark, as sophomore Julia Freimuth (Terryville, Conn.) picked out a pass to Picard, who fired her shot into the goal, giving USJ the 1-0 edge.
  • The Blue Jays prevented Norwich from recording a shot in the remainder of the half, holding on to the 1-0 lead.
  • Junior defender Zoe Zappone (Plymouth, Conn.) doubled the USJ lead at the 63:51 mark, scoring a solo goal to increase the gap to 2-0.
  • Sophomore goalkeeper Madison Corcoran (Bristol, Conn.) would come up big for the Blue Jays in the closing moments, tallying four saves inside the last 10 minutes to preserve the cleansheet, and the victory, 2-0.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

  • Picard netted her fifth goal of the season.
  • Zappone notched her third goal of the campaign.
  • Freimuth tallied her first career point with her assist.
  • USJ held a significant 5-1 edge in corner kicks.
  • The Blue Jays outshot the Cadets, 12-7.
  • Corcoran tallied six saves to keep the shutout.

UP NEXT

The Blue Jays round out a two-game homsetand on Tuesday, October 15 against Elms College. Kickoff against the Blazers is slated for 6:00 p.m.

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