Secaucus, N.J. - Despite a valiant defensive effort, the St. Thomas Aquinas College Women's Soccer team dropped a close decision to the Nyack College Warriors, 1-0, on Thursday afternoon at Laurel Hill Park in Secaucus. STAC fought until the very last whistle, but were unable to find the back of the net to even the score before the clock hit 90:00. 

The sides remained deadlocked until the 54th minute of the match, when Nyack's Shanice Rapp blasted a free kick over the head of STAC keeper Alessandra Santoriello to make it 1-0.

The final 36 minutes of action following the goal saw the Spartans fire off three shots while attempting two corner kicks, but the Nyack back line kept the contest in check to earn the shutout victory.

St. Thomas Aquinas fell to 0-2-0 on the season with the result. 

Inside the Box Score

• Alessandra Santoriello anchored the defensive effort for the Spartans, recording six saves on the afternoon. 
• Rachel Brownell and Reilly Henry each fired off two shots to lead STAC.
• Nyack held a 12-6 shots advantage for the match.
• The Warriors took 17 fouls and received three yellow cards, while the visiting Spartans picked up 11 fouls and two yellow cards.

Up Next
St. Thomas Aquinas (0-2) will return to action Sunday, September 12 when they will battle Bloomfield College at Spartan Field at 2pm.