HOBOKEN, N.J. (September 2, 2016) – The No. 14 Stevens Institute of Technology women's soccer team faces a tough early season test Saturday night as No. 3 Messiah College comes to town.
MATCH INFO
First kick under the lights at the De Baun Athletic Complex is scheduled for 7 p.m. Students in attendance will receive an #AllRise t-shirt while supplies last.
LAST TIME OUT
In the season opener, the Ducks dispatched Ramapo College 9-1 on Thursday night.
QUOTE BOOK
"We did a good job staying focused," said senior
Gabby Mathelier. "Just got to take it one game at a time."
MESSIAH REPORT
The Falcons also picked up a win in their season-opener, topping Penn State-Berks 3-0 Thursday. Over the last two seasons, Messiah is 44-0-6 including a trip to the Final Four last season.
ALL IN THE FAMILY
Messiah head coach Scott Frey sees a familiar face on the sidelines this season. His daughter Maggie Frey is a freshman on the Falcons, and recorded three shots in her collegiate debut Thursday.
BRACES FOR ALL
Seniors
Raba Nassif and Mathelier along with sophomore
Zisi Komar each bagged a pair of goals in the 9-1 victory Thursday. For Mathelier, it was her second career two-goal game; the other came against Ramapo on September 11, 2013.
SPRINKLE IN PANKO
Freshman forward
Julia Panko picked up three points in her collegiate debut. Panko scored her first collegiate marker in the 52nd minute, before nearly adding a second six minutes later. The Millstone Twp, N.J. native had her shot stopped, but the rebound glanced right to Mathelier for the goal.
ZISI SCORES
In 24 career games on Castle Point, Komar has tallied eight career multi-goal games.
YO GABBY, GABBY
Freshman
Gabriella Saade recorded a pair of assists, the first two points of her collegiate career. Saade notched helpers on both of Nassif's tallies.
COACHES REPORT
"It was a good opening night for us," said Head Coach
Jeff Parker. "We had to try to solve their defensive set-up and fortunately were able to do so early enough that it gave us control of the match. Several individuals had some key performances and combine that with the great support from the stands equals a good evening for our team. Now it's our task to start to prepare for our next match and find several ways to improve upon tonight's performance."
CAN'T MAKE IT?
Don't worry if you can't attend, stevensducks.com has you covered. Tune into stevensducks.com Saturday night as live stats and video will be available for the contest.
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