NEW PALTZ, N.Y. – After going 2-0 in last weekend's fourth-annual Michelle Vargas-Robin Memorial Tournament, the State University of New York at New Paltz women's soccer team is set to compete in the Scarlet Raider Soccer Classic hosted by Rutgers University-Newark from Saturday-Sunday, Sept. 6-7.
RECORDS: New Paltz enters this weekend with a 2-0 record, while Brooklyn College is 0-2, Frostburg State University is 2-0 and Rutgers-Newark is 3-0.
SCOUTING THE HAWKS (2-0): New Paltz began the year by defeating Skidmore College, 1-0, and SUNY Cobleskill, 6-0, at the Michelle Vargas-Robin Tournament... Junior forward
Chelsea Weir notched both game-winning goals... Junior midfielder
Kristina Gandolfo recorded a hat trick against Cobleskill on Sunday, the first for the Hawks since Oct. 8, 2010, when Beth Bowling scored three against SUNY Potsdam... New Paltz is led by 17th-year head coach
Colleen Bruley.
STATISTICAL LEADERS: Gandolfo leads the team with three goals and six points... Weir has two goals and four points... Sophomore forward
Sophie Constantino and freshman midfielder
Danielle Grossi have the other markers for the Hawks... Senior captain and midfielder
Eleni Anselmi has a team-high two assists for two points... Freshman goalkeeper
Katelyn Cordero has earned two wins in her first two collegiate starts, earning one shutout while making three saves... Cordero has a 0.00 goals-against average and 1.000 save percentage.
TEAM STATISTICS: New Paltz has outscored its opponents 7-0 this year... The Hawks hold an 87-11 shot advantage, with 41 shots on goal... The team has a 15-3 edge in corner-kick chances... New Paltz leads the State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) in goals against (0), assists (7) and shots (87)... This is the second time since 2002 that the Hawks have started a season with consecutive shutouts, the other of which occurred in 2012.
SCOUTING THE BULLDOGS (0-2): Brooklyn fell at the Stevens Institute of Technology, 7-0, before dropping a 2-0 decision to No. 10 Montclair State University Wednesday night... Brooklyn is coming off a 15-4 campaign last season, including a seven-game winning streak to begin the year... Brooklyn was picked second in the 2014 City University of New York Athletic Conference (CUNYAC) Preseason Poll... The Bulldogs are mentored by third-year head coach Patrick Horne.
STATISTICAL LEADERS: Sophomore midfielder/forward Jordan Kerwin and sophomore midfielder Sangam Gurung have fired off both of the Bulldog shots this season... Freshman goalkeeper Rebecca Harmata and sophomore goalkeeper Kimberly Chacko have both earned starts in goal this year... Harmata has recorded nine saves in 125 minutes, while Chacko has made seven saves in 54:57.
TEAM STATISTICS: Brooklyn has been outshot by opponents 64-2 in two matches... The Bulldogs have managed one shot on goal.
SCOUTING THE BOBCATS (2-0): Frostburg State opened up the season defeating Saint Vincent College, 2-0, and Washington & Jefferson College, 5-1... The Bobcats were selected to finish fourth in the Capital Athletic Conference (CAC) Preseason Poll... Three of the team's top five scorers from 2013 return this season... Frostburg State is guided by 13th-year head coach Brian Parker.
STATISTICAL LEADERS: Junior midfielder Erin Worthman leads the team with two goals and four points... Senior forward Stephanie Fazenbaker and freshman defender Alyssa Malanik both have three points... Fazenbaker leads the Bobcats with eight shots... Senior Katie Smith has a 2-0 mark as the team's starting goalkeeper... Smith has made four saves and recorded one clean sheet.
TEAM STATISTICS: The Bobcat offense has outshot opponents 41-12, outscoring teams 7-1... Frostburg State has attempted 13 corner kicks, compared to one for opponents... The Bobcats have a 21-7 shots-on-goal advantage.
SCOUTING THE SCARLET RAIDERS (3-0): Rutgers-Newark played at New Paltz in last weekend's Michelle Vargas-Robin Memorial Tournament, defeating Skidmore, 2-1, and Cobleskill, 5-0... The Scarlet Raiders followed that by defeating the College of Staten Island, 4-1, on Wednesday night... Rutgers-Newark, at 3-0 overall, is off to its best start in program history... Rutgers-Newark is led by fifth-year head coach Bill Bustamante.
STATISTICAL LEADERS: Junior midfielder Sara Corson, who transferred to Rutgers-Newark from NCAA Division I Rutgers University, leads the team with four goals and nine points... Junior midfielder Cristina Estremera is second with five points... Senior midfielder/forward Sarah Cunha has distributed a team-high four assists... Eight different players have at least two points this season... Senior goalkeeper Diana Aviles is 2-0 with two saves... Junior goalkeeper Veronika Tueros has a 1-0 mark, making eight saves.
TEAM STATISTICS: Rutgers-Newark has outshot teams, 58-26, and outscored opponents, 11-2... The Scarlet Raiders have attempted 14 corner kicks without allowing one... Rutgers-Newark has distributed 10 assists.
WHAT'S NEXT:
The Hawks host Purchase College on Tuesday, Sept. 9, in a non-conference match at 4 p.m... Brooklyn hosts New Jersey City University on Friday, Sept. 12, at 5:30 p.m... Frostburg State hosts Gettysburg College at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 10... Rutgers-Newark takes on Widener University at home on Saturday, Sept. 13, at 7:30 p.m.
