SMITHFIELD, R.I. —
Samantha Zaslaw scored her fifth goal of the season to lift the Bryant University women's soccer team to a 1-0 win on Sunday against NJIT at Beirne Stadium.
The Bulldogs were able to add another win to their record after Zaslaw netted their lone goal in the 22nd minute.
Shannon Mejia made five saves as Bryant posted its fifth shutout.
Final Score: Bryant 1, NJIT 0
Records: Bryant (4-5-2, 2-1-0), NJIT (4-7-1, 1-3-0)
Location: Beirne Stadium | Smithfield, R.I.
Coach Biggs' Comments:
"We started very well today created some very good chances to score and went into halftime ahead 1-0. In the second half, we were not as consistent with our possession but continued to defend well and earned another shutout to cap an excellent week of soccer."
Key Moments:
- Samantha Zaslaw kicked off the Bulldogs' scoring when she found the bottom left corner of the net to put the Bulldogs up 1-0.
- Shortly after Zaslaw's goal, Shannon Mejia made a diving save to keep the Bulldogs up by one.
- Caitlin Forshay had a great shot that just barely went wide after a defender tipped the ball.
Scoring Summary:
- 21:20- Samantha Zaslaw carries the ball up the left side of the field and beat the defender to place a shot in the bottom left corner.
Game Notes:
- The Bulldogs have now won three straight against NJIT and own a 5-3 lead in the all-time series.
Bryant has now won back to back games for the first time this season.
- Sammy Zaslaw now moves up to fifth in the America East after scoring her fifth goal in today's match.
- Zaslaw is third in the conference for game-winning goals as well as moving up to sixth for points.
- With five saves, Shannon Mejia record her fifth shutout of the season.
- Mejia ranks fifth for goals against average (1.18), third for shutouts (5), sixth for saves (42), and sixth for saves per game (3.82).
Next Up:
Bryant will return to Beirne Stadium on Sunday, October 11
th for a 1:00PM kickoff on senior day against Vermont.
