PURCHASE, N.Y. – The Manhattanville University women's soccer team fell 1-0 on Tuesday night to the visiting United States Merchant Marine Academy. The loss drops the Valiants to 5-8-0 overall and 3-6-0 in Skyline Conference play.
A defensive-controlled contest, the Mariners broke the deadlock in the 62
nd minute as Hailey Catolico received a cross from Jade Rivera in the center of the box, knocking the ball in off her heel to score her tenth goal of the season and her third game-winner of her rookie season.
The Valiants fired eight shots on the night, with only one going on target. Manhattanville's lone shot on goal came in the 55
th minute as Eva Fields was able to turn away an attempt by
Audrey Fenninger (New City, N.Y./Clarkstown South) in what was still a scoreless contest.
Drita Tinaj (Yorktown Heights, N.Y./Yorktown) and
Noemi Montenegro (Whittier, Calif./Estrella Foothills) finished with three shots each to lead Manhattanville.
Gabrielle Billetz (Clarksburg, Mass./Hoosac Valley) kept Manhattanville in the game with eight saves, her second-highest total in a game this season. Fenninger also came up big on the defensive end, making a play on Merchant Marine's first shot of the night to log a team save just three minutes in.
Each side finished with two corners.
Up Next
The seven-game homestand rolls on Saturday when the Valiants host Westfield State for non-conference play in the first meeting between the two programs since 1990. Kickoff is scheduled for 4 p.m.
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