UTICA, NY- The Utica College women's soccer team opens up Empire 8 Conference play on Saturday as it hosts St. John Fisher College. Game time is scheduled for 12 p.m.
LAST TIME OUT: Utica is coming off a crushing 3-2 loss to cross town rival, SUNY Poly on Wednesday… Senior
Xiomara Rodriguez (Bay Shore, NY/Brentwood) led the way with one goal and one assist, while sophomore
Jenna Mazza (Frankfort, NY/Sauquoit Valley) netted the other goal and senior
Ciara McIlvenny (Pleasant Valley, NY/Arlington) tallied one assist…
Jamie Enders (Cazenovia, NY/Cazenovia) made five saves in net.
COLISEUM DAY: The Pioneers would like to welcome members of the Coliseum Soccer Club - a local premier soccer club – to Saturday's match… Members of the club will walk out with the teams during player introductions and will also scrimmage during halftime.
ON THE ATTACK: Senior
Ciara McIlvenny (Pleasant Valley, NY/Arlington) and junior
Keri Berkowitz (Racine, WI/Racine Saint Catherine's) lead the team with four points each (one goal, two assists)… Senior
Xiomara Rodriguez (Bay Shore, NY/Brentwood) has three points (one goal, one assist), while sophomore
Jenna Mazza (Frankfort, NY/Sauquoit Valley) and
Abby Reilly (Brookfield, NY/Brookfield) each have one goal.
SCOUTING FISHER: The Cardinals are currently 1-2-1 on the year and they are coming off a 2-0 loss to RIT on Wednesday…. Senior Taryn Guinta leads the team with two goals, while classmate Gabriella Cotugno has compiled a 1.66 goals against average to go with her .844 save percentage.
AGAINST THE CARDINALS: The Pioneers are 0-5 over the last five years against St. John Fisher… The last time UC beat the Cardinals was a 3-1 victory in 2007…. Last year, UC fell 4-1 to Fisher, with
Jenna Mazza (Frankfort, NY/Sauquoit Valley) scoring the lone goal.
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