DARTMOUTH, Mass. – The UMass Dartmouth women's soccer team dropped their season home opener against the Pride of Regis College (Mass.) on Friday afternoon by a final score of 4-1 from Cressy Field. The Corsairs start the 2024 season 0-1 while the Pride pick up their first victory of the year on the road.
The Pride quickly got on the scoreboard thanks to a score by Avary Hall in the opening seven minutes of the game on a centering cross from Janet Amasa-Titus to put the visitors ahead 1-0. Shortly after, first year
Lilly Jaeger collected the ball off a clearance attempt by the Pride just outside the penalty box. She drilled the ball back into the box where it deflected off a Regis defender and into the back of the net for an own goal, tying the game at 1-1.
Regis would take back the lead before the half with Hall notching her second score of the day at the 25:07 mark. Senior captain
Kaitlyn Nguyen fired off two shots on goal followed by another shot attempt from Jaeger, but the Regis goalkeeper Daniela Mazo made all three stops to preserve the Pride's one goal advantage.
Sophomore forward
Madison Depina and Jaeger each ripped a shot on frame to start the second half, both saved by Mazo. The Pride soon extended their lead to 3-1 following a score by Delaney Scanlon. Hall would go on to seal the win for Regis at the 65:41 mark after scoring on a breakaway to secure her hat trick for the afternoon.
Despite the scoreline, UMass Dartmouth outshot Regis by a 13-9 margin with a 12-4 advantage in shots on target. Jaeger led the squad with her five shots in the game, all of which were on frame. First year
Ashlyn Aguiar, Depina and Nguyen each recorded two shots apiece while sophomore
Adriana Adames tallied one shot on goal.
First year goalkeeper
Tori Russo made her collegiate debut in net for the Corsairs allowing four goals after playing the entire game. Mazo recorded nine stops in net for Regis allowing just one goal before Cassidy Van Cott checked in for the final 15 minutes of play making two saves.
All nine first years made their collegiate debuts for the Corsairs in today's season opener featuring
Anna Keller,
Molly Sheehan,
Camryn Jambor,
Claire Altshuler,
Phoebe Gesner,
Emma Murphy, Aguiar, Jaeger, and Russo.
UMass Dartmouth continues their non-conference stretch on Saturday, August 31 hosting the Vikings of Salem State. The contest is set for a 1:00 pm kickoff from Cressy Field.
