BUFFALO, N.Y. - The Saints host East Coast Conference member, Queens, at home on Saturday, Sept. 10. Kickoff is set for noon.
SCOUTING QUEENS
Queens is coming off a 1-3 loss to Post University on Tuesday. This will be the first road game of the season for the Knights, as they hosted their first four games of the 2022 season. The Saints are 0-0-1 against the Knights. Last year, the two teams played to a 1-1 tie. Midfielder Sarah Anderson, who scored the lone goal for Queens in last year's matchup, returns to the roster this year. Anderson has played in all four matches for the Knights, recording two shots on the season.
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II. Cecchini scored her first career goal in the Saints' 2-0 win over Bluefield State.
Jordan Pachla set her teammate up with a erfectly placed cross into the six-yard box at the 71' mark to put the Saints up 1-0 early in the game. Bernas followed it up with an unassisted goal in the 90'.
III. Duval has started in net all four games for the Saints. She curerntly has 17 saves on the season. Monday was her first shutout as a Saint.
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Lily Gallagher scored her first career goal in the Saints' 1-3 loss to Alliance University Saturday, Sept. 3. Freshman
Jeslyn-Brooke Vallesteros recorded her first career assist, setting her teammate up at the 10' mark.
V. The Saints have made some changes to the offensive line, as
Gabrielle Brown,
Jasmina Barhoumi, and Gallagher have made the transition to midfield. D'Youville has gone 1-1 since the transition, scoring in each of the two games.
VI. This will be the first conference match of the season for the Saints. Last year, D'Youville and Queens played to a 1-1 draw.
Maggie Leeds scored the lone goal for the Saints. Leeds made her 2022 season debut at Alliance University, registered one shot in Monday afternoon's match.
VII. This will be Queens first road match of the season, as the Knights have played four straight home games to open the 2022 campaign.
VIII. Head coach Abby Pearson is in her second season at the helm of the program. Last year, the Saints went 7-10-2 overall, earning their first win over an NCAA Division II opponent, St. Thomas Aquinas.
IX. Three Saints earned USCAA All-America honors last season. Returning from the group is Maggie Leads who led the team with seven goals.
X. Pearson is welcoming 12 incoming student-athletes to the squad this year, including transfers
Tsianna Barnwell and Duval. Barnwell joins the Saints after a four-year stint at NCAA Division I St. Bonaventure.
XI. Joining Pearson on the sidelines are Kyle Cunningham, Corey Nash, Marina Cunningham, and Hannah Gallivan.
