Cormier Goal Celebration
Jim Stankiewicz
1
Howard HOW (1-3-0, 0-1-0)
3
Winner Merrimack MER (1-5-2, 1-0-0)
Howard HOW
(1-3-0, 0-1-0)
1
Final
3
Merrimack MER
(1-5-2, 1-0-0)
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Howard HOW 1 0 1
Merrimack MER 1 2 3

Game Recap: Women's Soccer |

Women's Soccer Takes Commanding Win Over Howard

Links: Box Score
NORTH ANDOVER, Mass. — The Merrimack College women's soccer team had an impactful 3-1 victory over Northeast Conference newcomers Howard Bison on Sunday afternoon.

The Basics
Score: Merrimack Warriors 3, Howard University Bison 1
Records: Merrimack (1-5-2, 1-0-0 NEC) | Howard (1-3-0, 0-1-0)
Location: Martone-Mejail Field | North Andover, Mass.   

The Summary
  • The Warriors opened the match with a bang, facilitating through the midfield from the opening faceoff. Meghan Blanchette worked the ball over to Emma Rogorzenski who passed it up to Ella Cormier. With the ball at the top of the 18 yard box, Cormier worked through two defenders, edging out for a low finish through the goalkeeper who came out to challenge.
  • Howard responded midway through the first half, drawing the game even on a long pass through the midfield that was finished six yards out.
  • Merrimack took the lead in the 65' as Rebecca Harty sent a potent ball into the box on a free kick from the midfield. Off a bounce into the box, the goalkeeper came out too early to challenge, leaving Sydney Haskin with room to fight the defender and grab the ball for the lead.
  • Late in the match, Abigail Cieri added the third of the day from active play up the wings. From 25 yards out along the near side, Rogorzenski pulled away using the small amount of uncovered space for a pass on a rope to Molly Murnane with a burst of speed up the side. Head up, Murnane saw an unmarked Cieri at the far post and fought off her defender for a pass through the box for a finish low right.
Stats & Figures
  • Ella Cormier's goal at 29 seconds was the fourth-fastest goal scored in program history.
  • Two Warriors notched their first collegiate goals on Sunday, as sophomores Sydney Haskin and Abigail Cieri earned their career firsts.
  • Emma Rogorzenski's two points in the match are the first of her career and the first two-point game for the Warriors since Hallie Shiers' brace against Vermont on Aug. 22.
  • Murnane and Cormier share the team-leading seven points, with Murnane notching three goals and an assist, with Cormier's as two goals and three assists.
 
Up Next
Merrimack will head to New York to face conference rival Saint Francis Brooklyn on Sunday, September 26 with kickoff set for 11 a.m.  
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