| Game 5 |
at Stony Brook (2-2, 2-0 AE) |
| Date | Time |
Sunday, March 21, 2021 | 1:00 pm |
| Location | Arena |
Stony Brook, NY | LaValle Stadium |
| All-Time Series |
Stony Brook leads 1-0 |
| Live Stats |
In-game statistics (free) |
| Live Video |
AmericaEast.TV |
NEWARK, N.J. --- NJIT Women's Soccer (2-1-1, 0-0-1 AE) closes out a two-game America East road trip on Sunday afternoon as the Highlanders face reigning America East champion Stony Brook.
LAST TIME OUT
In its first-ever America East contest, NJIT earned a point in a 1-1 road draw against the Maine Black Bears on March 14.
The Highlanders took a first half lead off the foot of sophomore Lauren Chamberlain but the host Black Bears eventually tied the game in the second off a corner kick. Redshirt sophomore Molly Saylor was exceptional in goal, playing all 110 minutes and matching her career high with a season-best ten saves (North Florida, Oct. 6, 2019). The ten stops are currently one shy of the America East single-game lead. Saylor also leads the conference in goals against average (0.537) and total saves (24).
AMERICA EAST HONORS
NJIT has already claimed three America East weekly awards in its first few weeks as a member of the conference. Freshman Corbin Reifschneider was named Offensive Player and Rookie of the Week after NJIT's season opening win over Drexel on February 21 and
Molly Saylor earned Defensive Player of the Week honors on March 2 after the Highlanders' shutout of Wagner.
A SEASON LIKE NO OTHER
Like many schools across the country, the current COVID-19 public health crisis has pushed NJIT's fall 2020 campaign into the Spring. Please bookmark NJITHighlanders.com to keep up-to-date on any schedule changes that may arise because of the pandemic or weather-related issues.
As for fans this season, due to COVID protocol policy, the NJIT Department of Athletics is prohibiting spectators at our Indoor & Outdoor Athletic Events.
NEW HOME FOR THE HIGHLANDERS
One season after christening a new home field as the first NJIT team to play on Lubetkin Field at Mal Simon Stadium, the Highlanders will begin this season as members of a new conference home, the America East. NJIT became the league's tenth member on July 1, 2020 after five seasons in the ASUN Conference that included a pair of ASUN Semifinal appearances and one top-two regular season finish (No. 2 seed in 2018).
2020 OUTLOOK
NJIT will bring back 20 returners and incorporate five newcomers as the program looks to use momentum from last season's ASUN Semifinal appearance to propel them in their first campaign in the America East.
Fifth-year head coach Ally Nick's squad will be led by lauded defensive stars (All-ASUN Second Team selection
Siani Magruder, ASUN All-Freshman and All-Tournament honoree
Molly Saylor, ASUN All-Tournament selection
Nicole Loehle) and highly capable offensive talent (leading returning goal scorers
Lauren Chamberlain,
Bailey Chant and
Tara Walenczyk).
In its first-ever America East Preseason Coaches' Poll, the Highlanders were picked seventh out of ten teams. Reigning league champion Stony Brook was tabbed as the preseason favorite.
SEASON LEADERS
Goals: Corbin Reifschneider/
Lauren Chamberlain - 2
Assists: Lizzy Wolfe - 2
Points: Reifschneider/Chamberlain - 4
Shots: Chamberlain - 10
Saves: Molly Saylor - 24
GAA: Saylor - 0.54
ALL-TIME SERIES
NJIT and Stony Brook will be meeting for only the second time ever on Sunday. The two teams have not met since September 1, 2013, when the Seawolves defeated the Highlanders, 2-1.
SCOUTING THE OPPONENT
Stony Brook enters Sunday's match up with having won its last two America East games after dropping its two non-conference contests to open the season. Stony Brook is led by Alyssa Francese (3 G), Chelsie DePonte (2 G, 2 A), and Emerson Richmond Burke (1.75 GAA, 11 saves).
NEXT UP
NJIT will return home for a pair of matches, starting with a matchup against the Vermont Catamounts on Thursday, March 25 at 2 p.m.
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