Box Score

UTICA, N.Y. (10/27/10) – The Utica College women's soccer team lost 4-0 to non conference foe Union College on the turf at Charles A. Gaetano Stadium Saturday night. Union outshot Utica 11-3 on the day on the Dutchwomen closed out their regular season schedule. The Pioneers are back in action on Saturday in their season-finale as they host St. John Fisher College in an Empire 8 Conference contest at 1 p.m.

With the loss the Pioneers dropped their fourth straight game and fell to 2-10-2 overall, while Union improved to 13-4 overall on the year. Three of the Dutchwomen's losses have come in Liberty League play.

Junior forward Jessica Strang opened the scoring on the day with her sixth goal of the season after receiving a through ball from freshman Melissa Mansfield in the fifth minute of the contest to put the Dutchwomen up 1-0. Over 22 minutes later Mansfield added her seventh goal of the season, and third point of the night, when she beat UC freshman goalie Jocelyn Rivera (Yonkers, NY /Gorton) to put the visitors on top 2-0. Strang returned the favor and assisted on the second goal of the contest.

The second half was much of the same freshman defender Caroline Gorka registered her first collegiate goal off a free kick from 30 yards out. Gorka's goal sailed over the head of UC's Rivera, bounced once, and found the back of the net to give Union a 3-0 lead at 63:18.

Just over seven minutes later Strang added her second goal of the night to close out the scoring with the Dutchwomen up by four goals.

Rivera made four saves in net for Utica while Abby Stohler and Mia Simone each stopped one shot for Union.

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