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Women's Soccer Falls to Roberts Wesleyan, 2-1

Women's Soccer Falls to Roberts Wesleyan, 2-1

Sparkill, N.Y. – The St. Thomas Aquinas College Women's Soccer team fell to Roberts Wesleyan College, 2-1 on Saturday afternoon at Spartan Field. The Spartans moved to 4-10 overall and 2-6 in the ECC, while the Redhawks improved to 6-7-1 and 5-3 in conference play.

Prior to the contest, STAC honored its graduating senior class; Jacquelyn Kaplan, Justine Drum, Merari Rodriguez, Jacquelyn Murphy and Caitlin Speranza with on-field ceremonies, which included the athletes' families, teammates, coaches and college administrators.

How it Happened

  • Katarina Ott scored on a free kick in the 24th minute to put St. Thomas Aquinas ahead 1-0.
  • Stevielyn Diggory found the back of the net in the 29th minute on a header off of a corner kick by teammate Morgan Razzano to even the score, 1-1.
  • The match was tied at one at the half.
  • The Redhawks took the lead in the 81st minute, as Abagail Sindoni would steal the ball from a Spartan defender and fire a shot to the net, past keeper Colleen Stevens to make it 2-1 Roberts Wesleyan.

Inside the Box Score

  • Roberts Wesleyan held an 21-6 shots advantage over STAC for the match.
  • Caitlin Speranza led the Spartans with two shots on the afternoon.
  • St. Thomas Aquinas earned four corner kicks to Roberts Wesleyan's three in the game.
  • Colleen Stevens (L, 3-8) got the start between the pipes for STAC and made 11 saves.
  • The Spartans lone tally came off of a long free kick from Katarina Ott, for first goal of the season.

Up Next

St. Thomas Aquinas closes out its 2021 Regular Season Schedule at Molloy College on Saturday, November 6. Kickoff is scheduled for 3pm at the RVC Sports Complex in Rockville Centre, N.Y.