Women's Soccer Bested at Home by Emmanuel Saturday Afternoon

WEST HARTFORD, Conn. – The University of Saint Joseph (USJ) women's soccer team was bested at home by Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) opponents Emmanuel College (EC), 6-0, Saturday afternoon at the USJ Soccer Field in West Hartford, Conn. With the result, the Blue Jays dropped to 1-5-0 on the year and 1-2-0 in GNAC play, while the Saints move to 4-0-1 overall and 2-0-1 in the conference.

KEY MOMENTS

• The Saints would control the opening half, peppering the USJ net, but sophomore goalkeeper Madison Corcoran (Bristol, Conn.) would record three saves to keep the Saints off the board.
• However, the visitors found a late goal to close the first half, taking a 1-0 lead into the break after scoring with 24 seconds left in the first half.
• EC then cruised in the second half, scoring five goals to take home the win, 6-0.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• The Saints outshot the Blue Jays, 27-5.
• EC also held a 9-1 edge in corner kicks.
• Corcoran recorded five saves.

UP NEXT

The Blue Jays will look to bounce back on Tuesday, September 17, when the team hosts Dean College for a GNAC match. Opening kickoff is set for 3:30 p.m.

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