Pioneers Drop Season Opener to Vermont 2-0

Thursday, August 18

Fairfield, Conn.

7:00 PM

Sacred Heart

0-1-0, 0-0-0

University of Vermont

1-0-0, 0-0-0

Vermont

Sacred Heart

Pioneers Drop Season Opener to Vermont 2-0

8/18/2022 9:19:00 PM | Women's Soccer

Box Score

SHU tallied nine shots on goal

FAIRFIELD, Conn. – The Sacred Heart University women's soccer team was unable to find the back of the net as they fell to the University of Vermont, 2-0, on Thursday afternoon.

Records:

University of Vermont- 1-0, 0-0 America East
Sacred Heart University- 0-1, 0-0 NEC

Goalkeepers:

Elyssa Kipperman (SHU)- (L, 9 saves, 2 goals, 0-1 record)
Erin Murphy (UVM)- (W, 9 saves, 1-0 record)

Of Note:

7:30 into the first half, Vermont was able to fire their first goal of the year coming off the foot of Kate Bossert to give the Catamounts a 1-0 advantage.
The Pioneers fired off nine shots in the opening half but were unsuccessful in scoring a game tying goal.
Five minutes into the second half Vermont capitalized with the second goal of the game coming from Alyssa Oviedo with an assist by Bossert to secure the 2-0 victory for the Catamounts.
Morgan Bovardi and Jaci Budaj tallied two shots on goal for the day leading the Pioneers.

Up Next:

The Pioneers look to capture their first win of the season on Thursday, August 25 when they travel to Queens, N.Y. to face St. John's.