Women's Soccer Notes - Game 14-15
SCSU (2-9-2, 2-6-2 NE10)Â
vs. Merrimack (6-7, 3-7 NE10)
Oct. 17 • New Haven, Conn. • 7 p.m.
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vs. No. 21SNHU (10-2-2, 8-1-2Â NE10)
Oct. 20 • New Haven, Conn. • 7 p.m.
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The Southern Connecticut State University's women's soccer team will play their last two regular season home contests this week. On Tuesday they will square off against Merrimack at 7 p.m. On Friday night, they will honor their five seniors for senior night against SNHU. That game is set to begin at 7 p.m.
ALL-TIME VS. MERRIMACKÂ
SCSU is 7-10-2 all-time versus Merrimack.
Last Time Out - SCSU 1, Merrimack 1 (2OT)Â (
Recap 10/15/16)
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ALL-TIME VS. SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE
The Owls lead the all-time series versus Southern New Hampshire with a record of 9-8-3.
Last Time Out - SNHU 2, SCSU 1 (
Recap 9/17/16)
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BUONANNI LEADS THE WAY
Senior
Victoria Buonanni (Durham, Conn.) leads the team in goals, points and shots this season.Â
???ARRUDA TO HONOR ROLLÂ
SeniorÂ
Gabrielle Arruda (West Suffield, Conn.) was named to the weekly honor roll for her play in the Owls' 1-0 shutout win over AIC.
AIRTIGHT ARRUDA
SeniorÂ
Gabrielle Arruda has been a force in the goal this season. On September 30, she stopped a potential game-changing penalty kick and made eight saves to secure the shutout and a huge win for the Owls. Arruda leads the NE10 in saves with 83.
BIG TIME BUONANNI
SeniorÂ
Victoria Buonanni (Durham, Conn.) scored the game-winning goal off a penalty kick on September 30 to lift the Owls past AIC, 1-0. This was Buonanni's fourth career game-winning goal as an Owl.
WEEKLY HONORS FOR ARRUDA
SeniorÂ
Gabrielle Arruda was named to the NE10 weekly honor roll on Sept. 18 for her play in the Owls' games against New Haven and Saint Rose.
ARRUDA SHINES IN GOAL
Gabrielle Arruda has been stellar in between the pipes. She surpassed her career-best in saves this season (10 saves, 12 saves) and currently leads the conference in saves with 47.
GOING FOR THE GOAL
JuniorsÂ
Juliana Santos andÂ
Olivia Holubecki both scored their first collegiate points in the Owls' 2-1 win over Saint Michael's. Holubecki opened the scoring, where she struck off of a corner kick and then Santos blasted a rebound for the game-winner.
SANTOS NAMED TO WEEKLY HONOR ROLLÂ
Juliana Santos was also named to the NE10 weekly honor roll on Sept. 11 for her performance in the Owls' 2-1 win over Saint Mike's.
LEADING THE SQUAD
SeniorÂ
Hannah Bodner will return to captain the squad alongside junior co-captainÂ
Mikaela Magee for the 2017 season.
LOOKING BACK AT LAST SEASON
The Owls finished the 2016 season with a 9-7-3 record and qualified for the NE-10 Conference Tournament, where they fell to Pace, 1-0 in the first round.
WELCOME TO THE SQUAD
The Owls welcome 10 newcomers to the club for the 2017 season - juniorÂ
Amber Pindulic and freshmenÂ
Kelly Fogarty,Â
Nadine Hilkert,Â
Rossella Graniero,Â
Alyssa Maldonado,Â
Meaghan Kelley,Â
Sydney Lee,Â
Gillian Hotchkiss, Caley Hennessey andÂ
Kourtney Costello.
ARRUDA ANCHORS THE GOAL
All-Conference performerÂ
Gabrielle Arruda will return to the goal after a 2016 season that saw her sport an 8-6-3 with a 1.21 goals against average, .763 save percentage, and four shutouts.
IN THE NE-10 PRESEASON POLL
The Owls were selected fifth in this year's coaches' poll.Â
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UP NEXT
The Owls travel to Syracuse, N.Y. on October 25 to face Le Moyne College at 3 p.m.