Box Score HOBOKEN, N.J. (September 12, 2014) – Over 600 fans came out to the DeBaun Athletic Complex on Friday night to watch the Stevens Institute of Technology women's soccer team take on in-state rival and No. 13 Montclair State University. Stevens (3-2) battled with Montclair State throughout the match but eventually fell 3-0.
Montclair (4-1) jumped right out to a 1-0 lead just 1:21 into the contest off a free kick from 30 yards out.
Janae Geonnetti sent a service directly to the middle of the box which was headed into the right corner of the goal by
Martina Landeka.
The Red Hawks' tally was the first goal allowed by freshman
Lindsey Mahnken (Bayville, N.J.) all season after 270 consecutive minutes without letting one in. Mahnken, last week's Empire 8 Conference Defensive Player of the Week and ECAC Upstate Rookie of the Week, made seven saves on the evening.
Stevens had a golden opportunity for the equalizer with 35 minutes left in the half on a cross from senior
Ann Heine (Sammamish, Wash.) to sophomore
Gabby Mathelier (Pomona, N.Y.). Heine sent the pass to Mathelier on a run down the left side and scored on an open net, but the goal was negated after it was ruled that the ball popped up and hit Mathelier's arm.
The scored remained at 1-0 late in the first half after freshman
Megan Lynes (Clovis, Calif.) turned away an open shot for the Red Hawks and notched a team save to keep Stevens' deficit at a goal heading into the break.
Off a corner kick in the 64th minute from senior
Mariah Cleveland (Los Gatos, Calif.), sophomore
Allison Kopacz (Green Brook, N.J.) settled the ball in space and ripped a strike towards goal but glanced off the left post.
Just four minutes later, Cleveland found herself with an opportunity to beat Montclair's goalkeeper,
Gina Policastro, but a Red Hawk defender slid in front of the shot to divert the chance.
Montclair tacked on its second goal of the match on a penalty kick in the 77th minute from
Melissa Koster and then put the game out of reach with its third in the 83rd minute from
Jennie Hornstra. Hornstra crossed over a Stevens defender on her run and beat Mahnken with a low shot to the left.
It was a chippy contest throughout, as Montclair piled up 16 fouls and two yellow cards. Stevens committed 13 foul with one booking.
Montclair outshot the Ducks, 22-11, and was awarded seven corners to three for Stevens. The 11 shots taken by Stevens ties for the most allowed this season by the Red Hawks.
Next up for Stevens will be Farmingdale State College on September 17 at 4 p.m. It will be the first road contest of the year for the Ducks before hosting Utica College on the 20th at 3 p.m. for the Empire 8 opener.
