Women's Soccer Posts 3-0 Shutout vs. USJ in Road Win

WEST HARTFORD, Conn. - First year Sarah Dullaghan (Belmont, Mass.) scored twice over a 12 minute span to lift visiting Emmanuel College over University of Saint Joseph (CT), 3-0, Saturday afternoon in Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) women’s soccer action on the USJ campus.

Women's Soccer Posts 3-0 Shutout vs. USJ in Road Win
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September 17, 2022

THE BASICS 

Score: 
Emmanuel College, 3 – University of Saint Joseph (CT), 0

Records: 
Emmanuel College Saints (5-1, 2-1 GNAC)
USJ Blue Jays (1-4-1, 0-2-1 GNAC)

Location: West Hartford, Conn. – USJ Soccer Field

Date: Saturday, September 17, 2022

THE LEAD – First year Sarah Dullaghan (Belmont, Mass.) scored twice over a 12 minute span to lift visiting Emmanuel College over University of Saint Joseph (CT), 3-0, Saturday afternoon in Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) women's soccer action on the USJ campus.

HOW IT HAPPENED

  • Dullaghan helped EC get off to a quick start with her fifth tally of the year at the 10:10 marker, putting away a pass from junior forward Addie LeGault (Farmington, Conn.) to make it 1-0.
  • At the 21:07 mark, Dullaghan netted her second of the day and GNAC-leading sixth of the year on an unassisted score to bump the visitors lead to 2-0.
  • First year Sydney Sears (Jericho, Vt.) got into the scoring column for the second time this season during the 37th minute, hooking up with junior Rory Mahoney () for a dynamic combination to give Emmanuel a comfortable three-goal advantage heading into halftime.
  • The Saints owned an 11-3 advantage in shots and a 4-0 margin in corners after a strong first-half performance.
  • EC went on to outshoot the Blue Jays by an 11-3 advantage in the second half but the hosts kept the Saints offense in check, limiting the damage to the three first-half goals as Emmanuel held on for the 3-0 road win to improve to 5-1 on the year, matching the program's best start since 2011.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

  • EC first year goalkeepers Patricia Kirejczyk (Ansonia, Conn.) and Sandra Griffith combined for the shutout, Emmanuel's fourth of the year.
  • Dullaghan has now scored in four straight games, marking the first time an Emmanuel players has done that since the 2018 season when Natalie Dash '19 put together a string of eight consecutive games with goals.
  • USJ first year keeper Chandler Douglas (North Haven, Conn.) made six saves in the losing effort and falls to 1-4-1 on the year between the pipes.

UP NEXT

  • The Saints return to Clemente Field after a two-week hiatus this Tuesday, September 20 to take on Nichols College at 7:00 PM in non-conference play.
  • USJ is idle until next Saturday, September 24 when they travel back to Greater Boston to face Simmons University at Daly Field in Brighton, Mass at 1:00 PM in another GNAC tilt.