Loudonville, NY. –  The Sacred Heart University women's soccer team hung on to beat Siena 1-0 as they traveled to Loudonville, New York to pick up their first Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) win of the year.
 
Records:
Sacred Heart: (2-2-1)
Siena: (2-2-3)
 
Top Performers:
Shea Kelleher: 3 shots and 3 shots on goal 
Morgan Bovardi: 4 shots, 2 shots on goal, and 1 goal
Lindsay McShea: 1 assist, 1 shot, and 1 shot on goal
 
Between the Pipes:
SHU: Kyran Thievon: (W, 2-1-1) 0 goals against | 5 saves 
Siena: Cate Burns: 1 goal against | 6 saves
 
How it Happened:
The first 45 minutes felt like it was all Pioneers. SHU had eight shots in the opening frame, including Morgan Bovardi 20th career goal, in the 10^th minute. Lindsay McShea had the helper off a corner kick to secure the 1-0 edge.

In the second half of regulation, it was all Kyran Thievon as she saw 10 shots, and had four saves en route to her second shutout of the season.

Sacred Heart had two shots throughout the second half, but were not able to find the back of the net and held on to claim the 1-0 victory over Siena in the MAAC opener. 
 
Of Note:

• Thievon had her 2^nd clean sheet of the season  
• Morgan Bovardi scored career goal number 20
• Sacred Heart had 7 shots on goal to Siena's 5
• Siena came into 2025 as the number 3 team in the preseason poll 

Up Next:
Sacred Heart is once again on the road as they travel to Bryant, on Wednesday, September 10^th.  It is a 7:00 P.M. start, and you can catch it on ESPN+