Sparkill, N.Y. - Despite receiving two spectacular goals by Amelia Hammond on Saturday afternoon, the St. Thomas Aquinas College Women's Soccer team suffered a heartbreaking 3-2 defeat at the hands of Roberts Wesleyan University at Spartan Field.
STAC falls to 1-10-3 overall and 1-5-1 in ECC play, while Roberts Wesleyan improves to 7-3-4 and 3-1-2.
Emma Taylor, Jenna Northup and Kara Choate each tallied goals for the visiting Redhawks. Meanwhile, goalkeeper Mia Tyndell (W, 5-3-4) turned aside two of four shots faced to earn the victory.
Meanwhile, the aformentioned Amelia Hammond scored a pair of goals for the Spartans with the assists credited to both Kaitlyn Maguire and Lilly Lawson. Keeper Catalena Robson (L, 1-6-1) made 14 stops on 17 shots in a losing effort.
HOW IT HAPPENED
10th Minute: Off of a corner kick by Cami Brescia, Roberts Wesleyan's Emma Taylor was able to redirect a well-placed ball in the box by keeper Catalena Robson to make it 1-0 for the visitors.
31st Minute: A turnover by the Spartans led to an offensive rush by the Redhawks and an initial shot by Kara Choate was stopped by Robson with the rebound kicking out to Jenna Northup at the side of the net for an easy tap-in goal make it 2-0.
31st Minute: Seconds later, Kaitlyn Maguire would weave her way in an out of traffic caused by the Roberts Wesleyan defense and slip a pass to an open Amelia Hammond for the shot that would beat goalie Mia Tyndell to cut the deficit to 2-1.
43rd Minute: Before the end of the half, Cami Brescia would send the ball through the air to a breaking Kara Choate, who would dance around Catalena Robson for an empty net tally to push the Redhawks lead to 3-1.
84th Minute: A soft clear to midfield by Roberts Wesleyan would allow the Spartans to pick up the ball with Lilly Lawson sending a through ball to Amelia Hammond for her second goal of the day, and also making it a 3-2 game.
89th Minute: A bit of controversy would ensue in the final moments of the match, as Catalena Robson would boot an offside free kick through the air and on frame, with keeper Mia Tyndell misplaying the opportunity and the ball skipping to the back of the onion bag. However, the officials conferred and determined that the sequence was offside, washing out the game-tying goal.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- Roberts Wesleyan outshot St. Thomas Aquinas, 24-7 with the Redhawks putting the ball on frame 17 times and the Spartans reaching the goal seven times.
- Roberts Wesleyan earned a 9-3 advantage on corner kicks over STAC.
- Amelia Hammond registered a team-high four shots, with three going on frame.
- The teams were whistled for 24 total fouls (13-11 STAC) and five total yellow cards (4-1 Spartans).
UP NEXT
St. Thomas Aquinas hosts Wilmington University (Del.) on Sunday, November 2 at Spartan Field, with kickoff scheduled for 3:00 p.m. and Senior Day festivities to precede the match.