ANNALDO EARNS CONFERENCE'S

OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK AWARD

Sept. 4: Sophomore Lauren Annaldo was selected as the Liberty League Co-Offensive Player of the Week for her outstanding performance in the Lotto Classic tournament this past weekend.

Annaldo (left) had her first collegiate multi-point game against Norwich in the championship game on Sunday, which was held at Clarkson University. The Hampton, NH native netted the second goal of the game as well as the final insurance goal to lead the Saints to a 3-0 win over the Cadets.

Annaldo and the Saints, who are now 2-0-0, will look to continue their undefeated streak this weekend as they travel to Plattsburgh, NY where they will play SUNY Plattsburgh on Friday at 6:30pm and Smith College at 2:00 on Saturday in the Plattsburgh Tournament.

(Photo by Tara Freeman)

SAINTS DOMINATE NORWICH TO WIN

LOTTO CLASSIC, 3-0

Sept. 2: The St. Lawrence University women’s soccer team, coming off a close win Saturday, was able to keep Norwich scoreless in the Lotto Classic title game Sunday afternoon, defeating the Cadets 3-0.

The Saints (2-0-0, 0-0-0) were in control of the ball from the beginning of the championship game, but were scoreless until the 32nd minute. First-year student Kaitlyn Fahsel took her defender on a one-on-one on the wing and got the edge on her for a cross. Norwich keeper Alecia Wright got her hands on it but gave up a rebound. Junior Zoë Bludevich took a rebound shot that deflected off the Norwich defender onto the foot of sophomore Megan Dumka, who was waiting on the back post. The Watertown, NY native buried the shot past Wright, scoring the first goal of the game for St. Lawrence.

Within five minutes, the Saints were back near the Wright and the Cadets’ goal and sophomore Shellie Brzoska passed the ball in behind the Norwich defenders for first-year Lizzie Bogosian, who beat the Norwich defender. She served the ball across the six, where it slipped through the hands of the Wright onto the head of Saints forward sophomore Lauren Annaldo and into the goal, giving the Saints a 2-0 lead as they headed into the half.

The Saints were able to carry the excitement from the first half into the second and the Scarlet and Brown defense were able to prevent any scoring attempts for the Cadets in the second half of the game. First-year player Emily Buckley-Matura used her speed to beat her defender on the dribble in the 69th minute of play, and the Brooklyn, NY forward cut the corner and slotted a ball for Annaldo, who turned quickly and finished beating a defender and Wright for the insurance goal and her second goal of the game.

The Saints dominated the Cadets in the offensive categories, having impressive advantages in both shots (20-2) and corners (9-1) by the end of the game. First-year keeper Hayleigh Hochberg had one save for the Saints, which gave the Croton, NY native her first shutout of her collegiate career.

Four Saints were named to the 2007 North Country Classic All Tournament team: junior midfielder and captain Lauren Sischo (Rodman, NY), sophomore forward Meg Howard (Shelburne, VT), sophomore midfielder Stanzi McGlynn (Montoursville, PA), and sophomore defender Rachelle Doucette (Cumberland, ME). Other members of the team included Ashley Kaufman (Utica), Ashley Granger Utica), Danielle Smith (Utica), Nicki Hunsicker (Norwich), Caitin Wohlschlegel (Norwich), Catie Reed (Clarkson) and Hannah Henley (Clarkson).

SISCHO NETS OVERTIME WINNER

AS SAINTS TOP UTICA, 2-1

Sept. 1: The St. Lawrence University women’s soccer team opened the 2007 season with an exciting 2-1 overtime win over the Utica College Pioneers at the Lotto Classic, hosted by Clarkson University.

Junior captain Lauren Sischo had the game-winning goal for the Saints after more than 97 minutes of play. The Rodman, NY native, who tallied two overtime game-winners last season, took a pass from first-year student Lizzie Bogosian, beat her defender and rifled a shot past Utica goaltender Ashley Kaufman to seal the win for St. Lawrence.

“Though Lauren scored the winning goal, there wasn’t one player who stood out in the game,” Head Coach Deb Biche said. “The team worked together and the win was a group effort.”

The game was a quiet one in the first half as the Saints and Pioneers combined for seven total shots. However, the second half was a different story with St. Lawrence’s Megan Howard scoring the first goal of the game in the 58 th minute. First-year Katie Oram sent a long shot into the net that was deflected by Kaufman, but the rebound found its way to Howard who blasted a hard shot into the corner that Kaufman was unable to redirect out of the net, giving the Saints a 1-0 lead early in the second half.

The Pioneers responded quickly and first-year keeper Hayleigh Hochberg just missed a low groundball sent into the left corner of the net by Utica’s Danielle Smith, bringing the score to 1-1, which stood throughout the end of regulation time.

The Saints defense was able to contain the Pioneers, allowing only four shots the entire game, while the Scarlet and Brown tallied 18 shots in the contest, 14 shots on goal, and a 13-2 edge in the final 53 minutes of the game.

“We created a lot of scoring opportunities against a strong defensive team.” Biche said. “We used our depth to our advantage. I felt like when we wore down, we brought in some new players that gave us an edge.”

The Saints (1-0-0) will face Norwich in the Lotto Classic title game tomorrow, Sunday, September 2 nd at 2:30pm in Potsdam, NY.