Pioneers Beat Mount St. Mary's 1-0, For Third Straight Victory

Saturday, October 4

Emmitsburg, Md.

12:00 PM

Sacred Heart

6-5-1, 5-2-0

Mount St. Mary's

3-8-1, 1-5-1

Sacred Heart

Mount St. Mary's

Photo by: Josh Gee

Pioneers Beat Mount St. Mary's 1-0, For Third Straight Victory

10/4/2025 5:10:00 PM | Women's Soccer

Box Score

Morgan Bovardi scores career goal 26

By: Joe Verrillo

Emmitsburg, Md. – The Sacred Heart women's soccer team battled their way to a 1-0 victory over Mount St. Mary's on the road on Saturday, October 4^th, in Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) play. With the win, the Pioneers moved into a tie with Quinnipiac at the top of the MAAC standings.

Records:
Sacred Heart: (6-5-1, 5-2 MAAC)
Mount St. Mary's: (3-8-1, 1-5-1 MAAC)

Top Performers:
Morgan Bovardi: 1 goal | 5 shots | 3 shots on goal
Shea Kelleher: 1 assist | 4 shots | 3 shots on goal

Between the Pipes:
Sacred Heart: Kyran Thievon: (W 6-4-1) 0 goals against
Mount St. Mary's: Abigail Makela: 1 goal against | 9 saves

How it Happened:

The Pioneers came out of the gates firing when Morgan Bovardi nearly scored in the third minute of the game, but great defense stopped an early opportunity.
From there, Sacred Heart took control after constantly peppering shots at the net from Theanna Burnett, Rylee McGee, MacLaren Richards, Shea Kelleher, and finally Morgan Bovardi.
The pressure paid off when Bovardi was able to find the back of the net in the 24^th minute off a Kelleher assist.
Sacred Heart's stellar defense was able to keep the score at 1-0 for the remainder of the half, where they allowed zero shots on goal.
Half number two was a similar story, where the Pioneers constantly kept putting themselves in a position to score, but this time around, they just couldn't convert.
The second half followed a similar script, with Sacred Heart maintaining possession and continuing to create scoring chances. They couldn't extend their lead, but the defense however, remained flawless keeping Mount St. Mary's without a single shot on goal for the full 90 minutes to secure the 1-0 shutout victory.