Box Score NEW HAVEN, Conn.— The Sacred Heart women's soccer team suffered their first loss of the year as they fell to cross-town rival Fairfield 2-0 in the second matchup of the Yale Classic held at Reese Stadium Friday night.
Fairfield (1-2-0) handed Sacred Heart (1-1-1) 13 to 9 in the contest. After a quite first half by both teams, The Stags broke the game open in the 57th minute with a goal by senior Pamela Coufos to take the 1-0 lead.
Sacred Heart continued to battle the rest of the game, with two corner kicks by freshman Olivia Crema and shots by sophomores Melanie DaSilva and Alex Mesropyan and freshman Rhone O'Hara. One of which was saved by Fairfield goalkeeper Jenna Page, who finished with four saves. Pioneers sophomore goalkeeper Nicole Sambuco recorded six saves.
Fairfield would score again as time expired with junior Faith Daley's shot from 30 yards out over Sambuco to bring the final to 2-0.
The Pioneers will take on host Yale in the final game of the Yale Classic on Sunday at 10:00 am.
First Half
- Sambuco picks up her first save at the four-minute mark.
- Danielle Karpiej fires Sacred Heart's first shot of the game in the 31st minute, saved by Page.
- Alyssa Chirichella misses high in the 41st minute for first shot of the season.
Second Half
- DaSilva's shot just misses off the crossbar in the 47th minute.
- Coufos scores first goal for the Stags in the 57th minute as ball knocked around in front of goal, puts it into top left corner.
- Olivia Crema had her seventh and final corner kick of the game at the 87th minute mark.
- Daley finds back of net at the buzzer on a long shot from 30 yards out over goalie.
