Late Goal Pushes Women's Soccer Past Anna Maria, 2-1

PAXTON, Mass. - First year forward Sarah Dullaghan (Belmont, Mass.) broke a 1-1 tie with her team-leading 11th goal of the year to power visiting Emmanuel College past Anna Maria College, 2-1, Saturday afternoon in Great Northeast Athletic Conference women's soccer action at Caparso Field.  

Late Goal Pushes Women's Soccer Past Anna Maria, 2-1
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October 8, 2022

THE BASICS 
Emmanuel College, 2 – Anna Maria College, 1

Records: 
Emmanuel Saints (11-1-1, 7-1 GNAC)
Anna Maria AMCats (5-6-1, 2-5-1 GNAC)

Location: Paxton, Mass. – Caparso Field

Date: Saturday, October 8, 2022

THE LEAD – First year forward Sarah Dullaghan (Belmont, Mass.) broke a 1-1 tie with her team-leading 11th goal of the year to power visiting Emmanuel College past Anna Maria College, 2-1, Saturday afternoon in Great Northeast Athletic Conference women's soccer action at Caparso Field.  

HOW IT HAPPENED

  • Dullaghan netted the game-winner on an effort play where she took advantage of a failed AMCat clear, headed the ball forward to herself before driving a shot towards the goal. The initial blast was deflected but had enough behind it to trickle into the net to give the Saints the 2-1 lead with 16:36 left to play.
  • As the time winded down, the AMCats only chance at an equalizer came with 5:03 to play when DeAnna Baker (Lansdale, Pa.) fired one on frame but EC first year keeper Sandra Griffith (Roland, Ark.) was up for the task, preserving the one-goal lead.
  • Emmanuel took an early 1-0 lead when junior Rory Mahoney (Quincy, Mass.) tapped in a pass across the goal mouth from Dullaghan just 11:08 into the contest.
  • EC owned an 8-3 advantage in the first half in shots as well a 3-1 lead in corners.
  • The host AMCats continued to keep the game tight in the second half and broke through in the 64th minute to register the equalizer and even the score at 1-1 when Valentina Villa (Norwalk, Conn.) played a ball that split two EC defenders towards goal. Riley Michaud (Clinton, Mass.) found space between both backs to receive the pass and finish for her team-leading sixth goal of the year to set the stage for a battle to the final whistle.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

  • Griffith improves to 2-1-1 in net on the year, posting a five save outing for the win.
  • AMC senior Alice Yokabaskas (Old Orchard Beach, Maine) suffered the loss for the AMCats despite a strong nine-save showing.
  • Emmanuel improves to 11-1-1 on the year for the best start in program history through 13 games.
  • Dullaghan has now scored in seven of eight GNAC contests on the year, notching the game-winner in four of the last five.
  • The goal by Michaud ended a stretch of 453 scoreless minutes by the Emmanuel defensive unit.
  • The Saints finished the day outshooting Anna Maria by a 15-7 margin.

UP NEXT

  • AMC has a quick turnaround, hitting the road on Monday, October 10 for a 5:00 PM non-conference match vs. Mass. Maritime to start a three-game week.
  • Emmanuel is idle until Wednesday, October 12 when they travel to Nashua, N.H. for a 7:30 PM GNAC contest against Rivier University at Joanne Merrill Field.