NEWARK, NJ—The NJIT women's soccer team looks to keep its four-match win streak alive, visiting Quinnipiac on Sunday at 12Noon.
Quinnipiac All-Access
The match can be seen live on Quinnipiac All-Access.
A simple way to find Quinnipiac All-Access is on NJIT's official athletics website, http://www.njithighlanders.com. Near the middle of the home page, click Upcoming Events for a list of scheduled NJIT contests. After finding the event, click the camera icon to the left next to the live stats icon in the red box. That brings you to the Quinnipiac All-Access portal where you can access the desired program.
Last Time Out
The match between NJIT and Stony Brook was cancelled due to rain and lighting.
NJIT vs. Rider
NJIT's
Emily Heckman and
Lizzy Wolfe each scored a goal for the Highlanders in a 2-0 victory at Rider Sunday.
Goalie
Amelia Sapirman registered her fourth win and fourth shutout of the season, posting three saves.
Scouting the Highlanders
The Highlanders enter the week at 4-1-1 on the year, riding a four-match win streak. NJIT picked up wins against Rider (2-0), UMass Lowell (1-0), Fairfield (4-1) and Iona (1-0). The double overtime tie came against LIU Brooklyn and the lone loss on the season was against two-time defending MAAC Regular Season and Tournament Champions Monmouth.
Freshman
Fiona Wright leads the team with three goals and
Katrina Nguyen-DeMary paces the Highlanders with three assists. Her three assists ranks fourth in the ASUN Conference.
Sapirman has played every minute in goal for the Highlanders, allowing just two goals and boasting a .913 save percentage. The graduate student ranks first in goals against (2), goals against average (0.32) and save percentage (.913) while ranking fifth in total saves (21) in the ASUN Conference.
Scouting the Bobcats
Despite seeing a one-goal lead disappear on three separate occasions, Quinnipiac (2-4) secured the victory, 4-3, on a double-overtime goal by redshirt junior captain Kylie Lance. Lance scored the third goal of her career on Thursday, as the defender has now tallied once in each of her three seasons as a Bobcat. All three of her career goals are of the game-winning variety.
Lauren Triglione's goal at UMass Lowell was her third of the season and her career.
Kelsey Goldring the 2017 MAAC Co-Rookie of the Year, scored her first goal of the season and sixth of her career at UMass Lowell.
Junior goalkeeper Olivia Myszewski posted the ninth clean sheet of her career in Quinnipiac's win over Bryant and earned her 19th career win at UMass Lowell. She ranks sixth in program history in both clean sheets and victories.
