Women win again, on 4-game tear
Pete Theis
Issue date: 10/7/08 Section: Sports
After trouncing Iona 4-0 in their first MAAC game, the Loyola women's soccer team continued their hot streak by defeating Fairfield 1-0 in a tightly contested matchup against Fairfield on Sunday afternoon. With the win Loyola improves to 2-0 in the MAAC and 4-0 in their last four games.
"It's great to have started the conference play at 2-0. It's everything that we had expected to be at this point in the MAAC play," coach KatherineVettori said.
In the opening period, both teams went into a defensive mode. It was not until a foul on a Fairfield player opened up the offense for Loyola. Senior Theresa Ferraina sent in a direct kick from the right where freshmen Maggie Ebner got a touch and scored on the left side past the Stags goalkeeper. Ebner had a career weekend as she recorded her first collegiate goal in Friday's win over Iona, and her second goal in Sunday's match.
"Maggie played very well this weekend," Vettori said. "She couldn't have come up any bigger at a better time. She is one of the best on our team for winning the balls in the air."
Junior Brittany Henderson, the goalie, came up big as she put down Fairfield's only challenge of the game. Minutes after Loyola's score, the Stags put a point-blank shot right on the net, but Henderson made an acrobatic dive to her right side to keep the Greyhounds' slim lead.
"Our defense and our goalie played amazing today," Vettori said. "Sarra Moller at the helm of the defense has been doing a very good job of communicating and keeping everyone organized, and Brittany made some great saves for us coming down the stretch."
On Friday, riding a two-game winning streak from the previous week, the women put on an offensive clinic when they defeated Iona 4-0. The win featured a season high four goals and 20 shots for the Greyhounds.
"We did a great job of possessing the ball and taking advantage of our opportunities," Vettori said. "The team was very excited to get things started off well in MAAC play."
"It's great to have started the conference play at 2-0. It's everything that we had expected to be at this point in the MAAC play," coach KatherineVettori said.
In the opening period, both teams went into a defensive mode. It was not until a foul on a Fairfield player opened up the offense for Loyola. Senior Theresa Ferraina sent in a direct kick from the right where freshmen Maggie Ebner got a touch and scored on the left side past the Stags goalkeeper. Ebner had a career weekend as she recorded her first collegiate goal in Friday's win over Iona, and her second goal in Sunday's match.
"Maggie played very well this weekend," Vettori said. "She couldn't have come up any bigger at a better time. She is one of the best on our team for winning the balls in the air."
Junior Brittany Henderson, the goalie, came up big as she put down Fairfield's only challenge of the game. Minutes after Loyola's score, the Stags put a point-blank shot right on the net, but Henderson made an acrobatic dive to her right side to keep the Greyhounds' slim lead.
"Our defense and our goalie played amazing today," Vettori said. "Sarra Moller at the helm of the defense has been doing a very good job of communicating and keeping everyone organized, and Brittany made some great saves for us coming down the stretch."
On Friday, riding a two-game winning streak from the previous week, the women put on an offensive clinic when they defeated Iona 4-0. The win featured a season high four goals and 20 shots for the Greyhounds.
"We did a great job of possessing the ball and taking advantage of our opportunities," Vettori said. "The team was very excited to get things started off well in MAAC play."
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