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DATE: September 17, 2022
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LOCATION: Bentley Soccer Field
Waltham, Mass. |
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THE LEAD
The New Haven women's soccer team heads back on the road for a second-straight Northeast-10 Conference match on Saturday evening when they travel to Waltham, Mass. to take on the Bentley Falcons. Opening kickoff against Bentley is slated for 5:00 p.m. at Bentley Soccer Field
SERIES HISTORY VS BENTLEY
New Haven and Bentley will meet for the 25th time in the history of the two programs, with the all-time series played rather evenly at 11-11-2. In most recent memory, the Falcons have owned the most success in the series, winning the last five meetings. Prior to that New Haven won six of the previous eight meetings with the other two in that stretch both ending in a draw.
SCOUTING THE CHARGERS (2-3-2, 0-2 NE10)
New Haven is looking for its first victory since a September 3 win over STAC, and its first win in conference play after dropping decisions to AIC and Adelphi in the first two games in league action. Overall for the season, the Chargers have scored five goals from five different goal scorers, with the two most important coming from sophomore Eilish Linnehan and junior Elizabeth Anderson (Lakeville, Mass./Apponequet Regional) as they each scored a game-winning goal. Among all the goal scorers, Linnehan and Myers have added a third point to their tally, each notching an assist. In goal, graduate transfer goalkeeper Amanda McQuillan has played every minute between the pipes making 30 saves on the season and finishing a pair of games in shutout fashion. McQuillan comes to West Haven from Central Connecticut where she wrapped up her time in New Britain with a 1.09 goals-against-average, eight shutouts and 64 saves last season.
SCOUTING THE FALCONS (1-2-2, 0-1 NE10)
Bentley is also in search of its first win in conference play after dropping a 3-1 decision against Assumption in its conference opener. The Falcons lone win of the season also came on September 3 when the Falcons defeated Daemen 1-0. Overall for the season, Bentley has put four goals in net with all four coming from two different players. The pair of goal scorers for the Falcons, seniors Brooke Jones and Liliana Silva, have each scored twice, with just one of the four goals coming by way of an assist which was credited to sophomore Gabby Vachon. Between the pipes, sophomore Claire Ewen has played all but 45 minutes, collecing 19 of the teams 23 total saves.
THE SCHEDULE
The New Haven women's soccer team will play an 18-game schedule in 2022 with half of those games to take place at the friendly confines of Kathy Zolad Stadium. In addition to the two opening neutral site games at Pace, the Charges will play three more non-conference games before opening league play against American International on Saturday, September 10. The three non-conference tests before league action includes a trip to Holy Family and home games against STAC and Bloomfield. The 2022 NE10 schedule will consist of 12 games, with the top eight teams among the 13 league squads, advancing to the NE10 Championship which is scheduled to begin on Sunday, October 30.
UP NEXT
The Chargers will return to West Haven for their next two games, with the first on the docket a visit from the Pace Setters on Wednesday, September 21. The afternoon battle is scheduled for a 4:00 p.m. start at Kathy Zolad Stadium. Fans unable to make it to the game can catch all the action live on the Charger Sports Network, part of NE10 NOW.
