NEW PALTZ, N.Y. – The State University of New York at New Paltz women's soccer team is in search of its third-straight league win on Saturday, Oct. 18, playing at SUNY Oneonta in State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) action at 1 p.m.
RECORDS: The Hawks are 8-5-2, 2-2-2 SUNYAC… The Red Dragons are 5-6-2, 3-2-1 SUNYAC... Currently, New Paltz would be the No. 5 seed and Oneonta the No. 3 seed if the SUNYAC postseason began today.
SCOUTING THE HAWKS (8-5-2, 2-2-2): The Hawks won their first two SUNYAC contests last weekend in shutout fashion, defeating SUNY Plattsburgh 2-0 before beating SUNY Potsdam 1-0… Senior midfielder
Eleni Anselmi scored in both games, giving her a goal in three-straight matches… Junior midfielder
Kristina Gandolfo picked up an assist in both contests… Freshman goalkeeper
Katelyn Cordero is tied for first in the SUNYAC with five shutouts after consecutive clean sheets.
STATISTICAL LEADERS: Anselmi leads the team in goals (5), points (14), shots (42), shots on goal (23) and has successfully converted two penalty kicks… Gandolfo has four goals and 11 points… Sophomore forward
Kaite Mulry, sophomore midfielder
Skye Kaler and junior forward
Chelsea Weir all have three goals… Senior defender
Bryce Kristall and senior midfielder
Sarah Painter have two markers each… Cordero is 8-5-2 with a goals-against average (GAA) of 1.11, an .807 save percentage and 67 saves.
TEAM STATISTICS: New Paltz has outscored teams 28-17, outshooting opponents 314-213… The Hawks hold a 140-87 shots-on-goal edge… New Paltz has a 74-56 corner kick advantage… The Hawks have outscored teams 12-4 in the opening half.
SCOUTING THE RED DRAGONS (5-6-2, 3-2-1): Oneonta is also in search of its third-straight SUNYAC win after beating Potsdam (2-0) and Plattsburgh (2-1) last weekend… Four different players tallied goals for the Red Dragons… Oneonta is 4-2 at home this season, including a 3-1 mark in SUNYAC action… Junior forward Jessica Lyden scored her first career goal in the 90th minute on a header to lift the Red Dragons over Plattsburgh on Saturday.
STATISTICAL LEADERS: Junior forward Caitlyn LaPier leads the team with three goals and six points… Junior midfielder/forward Kayla Distin and junior midfielder Taylor Messina both have two goals…Junior forward Kayla Ceschini has a team-best two assists… Lyden leads the squad in shots (20) and shots on goal (10)… Junior goalkeeper Kelley Murphy is 3-3 with a GAA of 0.92, an .824 save percentage, 28 saves and one shutout… Junior goalkeeper Rori Stark is 2-3-2 with a 1.29 GAA, a .727 save percentage and 24 saves.
TEAM STATISTICS: The Red Dragons have outshot teams 162-121 and hold an 80-68 shots-on-goal edge… Oneonta has attempted 62 corner kicks, compared to 41 for foes… The Red Dragons have outshot teams 87-52 in the second half.
LAST MEETING: Late goal lifted Oneonta past the Hawks, 1-0, when these two teams last met on Oct. 19, 2013.
WHAT'S NEXT: The Hawks play at Buffalo State on Friday, Oct. 24 at 3 p.m... The Red Dragons play at Ithaca College on Tuesday, Oct. 21 at 3 p.m.
