HOWARD EARNS CONFERENCE HONORS FOR WEEKEND PERFORMANCE

Oct. 29: Saints Sophomore forward Meg Howard was named Liberty League “Co-Offensive Player of the Week” for her weekend performance against SUNY Cortland, where the Saints fell in a very close game to the Red Dragons, 3-2.

The Shelburne, VT native (right) had the only two Saints goals of the game, netting both in the second half of the contest to bring St. Lawrence within one goal. The goals were Howard’s fourth and fifth of the season, giving her ten total points for 2007, her best season thus far in her collegiate career.

The game against Cortland was the last game of the season for the Saints, who finished

7-9-1 in their 2007 campaign.

(Photo by Tara Freeman)

CORTLAND EDGES SAINTS IN CLOSE 3-2 GAME

Oct. 27: Sophomore Megan Howard netted two goals for the St. Lawrence University’s women’s soccer team in their final game of the season against the Cortland Red Dragons Saturday afternoon on Sandy MacAllaster Field. The Red Dragons were able to maintain their early led and held off the Saints, 3-2.

Cortland scored early on in the match at 12:10 after Red Dragon Natalie Sloboda passed the ball to Andrea Marino, who headed the ball from just inside the six past Saints keeper Hayleigh Hochberg.

Cortland continued to put the ball between the posts in the 52nd minute with a cross from Mandy Womelsdorf, where the ball landed in front of the goal and deflected off a Saints defender, where Sloboda saw the opportunity and took it, putting the ball past Hochberg, bringing the score to 2-0 early in the second half.

Howard’s first goal came towards the end of the 57th minute of the game where first year Kaitlyn Fahsel had the ball at the top of the 18 and got it to the Shelburne, VT native, where she took a touch and scored at the near post to give the Saints their first goal of the contest and bring the score within one goal, 2-1.

The Red Dragons were not going to let the Saints take the lead, and scored in the 70 th minute off a pass from Kayla Sweet to Kelsey Allen, to give Cortland a 3-1 lead.

Howard’s second goal at 86:09 was off a play that began with a corner kick from sophomore Stanzi McGlynn, where Cortland tried to keep the ball out of the 18 but junior Zoe Bludevich served it back in to Howard, who powered a low ball into the back corner of the net to bring the score to 3-2. Howard’s two goals gave her five for the season, a career high.

The Saints out shot the Red Dragons 21-13, but Cortland’s Megan Thayer had an outstanding day in goal with 14 saves for the Red Dragons, insuring the win for Cortland.

“We played really well and had some great opportunities, but Megan [Thayer] had amazing saves for them, especially near the end of the game,” said Head Coach Deb Biche.

Hochberg had two saves for the Saints.

St. Lawrence finishes the season with a 7-9-1 record overall and a 2-5-0 record in the Liberty League conference.

SAINTS, BEARS TIE 1-1 IN DOUBLE OVERTIME

Oct. 24: Sophomore forward Becca Townsend scored the lone goal for the St. Lawrence women’s soccer team in their 1-1 double overtime tie against neighboring Potsdam late Tuesday night in Potsdam, NY.

The Bears was the first to get up on the scoreboard as Lacey Malbeuf scored her ninth goal of the season for Potsdam in the 23 rd minute of the contest. Teammate Jenette Rutan assisted the goal.

It wouldn’t be until the second half that the Saints would respond with a goal from Townsend, who got the ball off a cross from first year forward Lizzie Bogosian in the 54 th minute, and was able to put it past Bears keeper Sarah Casey. Townsend’s second goal of the 2007 campaign tied the game at a goal a piece. Bogosian’s assist was her fourth this season.

The Saints out shot the Bears 10-6 in 110 minutes of play, with a 7-2 edge in the second period, when Townsend scored. The Saints had five shots on goal, while Potsdam had three.

Saints first-year keeper Hayleigh Hochberg had two saves for St. Lawrence, and Casey had four.

The Saints, now 7-8-1 overall in the season, will play in their final game of the season this Saturday, October 27 th against SUNY Cortland. The game is set to begin at 2:00pm on Sandy MacAllaster Field.