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Women's Soccer

Women's Soccer Hosts Saint Peter's Saturday Looking For Back-To-Back Wins

Game 6 vs Saint Peter's (0-3)
Date | Time  Saturday, September 4, 2021 | 12:00 pm 
Location | Arena  Newark, N.J. | Lubetkin Field at Mal Simon Stadium
All-Time Series NJIT leads 10-2-1
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NEWARK, N.J. --- The NJIT women's soccer team will look to earn back-to-back home wins on Saturday as the Highlanders face the Saint Peter's Peacocks

LAST TIME OUT
After taking on the challenge of a grueling four-game stretch to start the season, the Highlanders put together their best performance of the year and were rewarded with a 1-0 victory over Wagner College Thursday evening at Lubetkin Field at Mal Simon Stadium.

Freshman Taylor Pape picked the perfect time to score her first career goal, heading home a corner kick from junior Bailey Chant in the 77th minute to give the Highlanders (1-4) their first victory and first goal of the 2021 campaign.

COMPLETE DOMINANCE
From kickoff to the final whistle, NJIT was the more aggressive, more consistent and more composed side on the field against Wagner. Offensively, the Highlanders took 19 shots, marking their first match with that many chances since rattling off 19 shots in another 1-0 home victory over Jacksonville (Oct. 24, 2019). NJIT's back line held Wagner (2-2) to four total shots, its lowest total since giving up only two shots against Saint Peter's on August 31, 2019.

NJIT also held a 6-1 edge in shots on goal, with Wagner's lone on goal chance matching Saint Peter's amount in the same 2019 matchup.

Eight different Highlanders logged a shot in the box score, led by Chant's five. Freshman Caroline Caputo and sophomore Briana Ramirez - who made her first career in the front line - each took three shots, juniors Madison Taibl and Lauren Chamberlain had a pair of chances and fifth year Tara Walenczyk joined Pape with one shot attempt.

EASY DAY AT THE OFFICE
Redshirt junior Molly Saylor only needed to make one save in victory - her first time logging one or fewer stops since making one save at LIU on September 13, 2019.

APPLYING (DEFENSIVE) PRESSURE
NJIT won the corner kick battle in its season opener at St. John's, 11-8 (including a 6-0 first half advantage) and recorded double digit corners for the first time since putting up ten against LIU Brooklyn on August 19, 2018.

The Highlanders ratcheted up their pressure all-around against Seton Hall, outshooting the Pirates 13-11 (first time this season), logging a 6-1 edge in corner kicks and a 7-4 lead in total saves while drawing two fewer fouls (nine to 11).

RAMPING UP
Molly Saylor once again had a busy day in goal and found ways to be impactful in NJIT's last game at Pitt. After making four saves in the opener at St. John's, Saylor has either set or matched a season high in saves in every game: seven against Monmouth, seven against Seton Hall and ten against Pitt. 

NOTABLE RETURNS
NJIT's improved offensive performance against Seton Hall coincided with the Highlanders adding a pair of healthy veterans to the rotation as junior Nora O'Connor and fifth year Siani Magruder saw their first action of the season.

YOUTH MOVEMENT
A combination of merit and attrition allowed head coach Ally Nick to showcase some of her young players in Thursday's opener. Freshmen Ciara Adams, Caroline Caputo, Daniella Vito, and Taylor Pape all made the starting lineup against St. John's, the most true freshmen to start an opener under Nick during her six seasons in Newark.

BACK TO "NEW NORMAL"
After playing the 2020 campaign - its first season as members of the America East - during Spring 2021 and without fans, NJIT will have the chance to play a standard fall schedule in 2021 with fans back in attendance.

The Highlanders will play an 18-match schedule, equally divided between home, away, non-conference, and America East contests (nine each). NJIT's fall spectator policy will allow fans to attend matches while wearing masks, regardless of vaccination status.

2021 OUTLOOK
The Highlanders will bring back 21 returners from the 2020 campaign played in Spring 2021 and welcome seven freshmen and one transfer into the program. The veteran-laden squad is primed to bounce back from an inaugural season in the America East that saw NJIT finish 2-6-1 (0-5-1 AE). 

Sixth-year head coach Ally Nick will be able to call on a quartet of fifth-year seniors exercising the extra year of eligibility afforded to them by the COVID-19 pandemic (Jennifer Callaghan, Christine Conaghy, Yasmeen Malik, Tara Walenczyk) and four members of this year's senior class (Whitney Roth, Angela Harris, and former ASUN award winners Molly Saylor and Siani Magruder) to bring the rest of the roster along to reach the program's goals.

2021 STATS LEADERS
Goals: Taylor Pape - 1
Assists: Bailey Chant - 1
Points: Pape - 2
Shots: Caroline Caputo - 9
Saves: Molly Saylor - 29
GAA: Saylor - 2.40

2020 RETURNING STATS LEADERS
Goals: Corbin Reifschneider/Lauren Chamberlain - 2
Assists: Christine Conaghy - 1
Points: Reifschneider/Chamberlain  - 4
Shots: Chamberlain - 22
Saves: Molly Saylor - 46
GAA: Saylor - 1.79

ALL-TIME SERIES
NJIT and Saint Peter's will be meeting for the 14th time in their histories, with NJIT holding a 10-2-1 edge all-time. The Highlanders have won their last nine meetings with the Peacocks, including a 2-0 shutout in Newark on August 31, 2019.

SCOUTING THE OPPONENT
Saint Peter's enters Saturday's matchup with an 0-3 record after matches against mutual opponents St. Francis Brooklyn and Wagner as well as Army West Point. Freshman Lula Mansilla Medina has scored the Peacocks' lone goal of the year and goalkeeper Annabelle Adams has played all minutes in net (1.91 GAA, 11 saves)

NEXT UP
NJIT will begin its season-long three-game road trip on Wednesday, September 8 at Rider.

FOLLOW US
Stay up to date during the NJIT women's soccer season by following @NJITWSoccer on Twitter and Instagram and liking the NJIT Women's Soccer page on Facebook.

 
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Players Mentioned

Jennifer Callaghan

#10 Jennifer Callaghan

MF
5' 6"
Fifth Year
Christine Conaghy

#22 Christine Conaghy

F
5' 4"
Fifth Year
Yasmeen Malik

#15 Yasmeen Malik

MF/D
5' 8"
Fifth Year
Whitney Roth

#3 Whitney Roth

MF
5' 6"
Senior
Tara Walenczyk

#20 Tara Walenczyk

F
5' 3"
Fifth Year
Ciara Adams

#4 Ciara Adams

MF
5' 7"
Sophomore
Caroline Caputo

#5 Caroline Caputo

MF
5' 4"
Sophomore
Lauren Chamberlain

#7 Lauren Chamberlain

M/F
5' 7"
Senior
Bailey Chant

#19 Bailey Chant

MF
5' 3"
Senior
Angela Harris

#8 Angela Harris

M/F
5' 3"
Graduate Student

Players Mentioned

Jennifer Callaghan

#10 Jennifer Callaghan

5' 6"
Fifth Year
MF
Christine Conaghy

#22 Christine Conaghy

5' 4"
Fifth Year
F
Yasmeen Malik

#15 Yasmeen Malik

5' 8"
Fifth Year
MF/D
Whitney Roth

#3 Whitney Roth

5' 6"
Senior
MF
Tara Walenczyk

#20 Tara Walenczyk

5' 3"
Fifth Year
F
Ciara Adams

#4 Ciara Adams

5' 7"
Sophomore
MF
Caroline Caputo

#5 Caroline Caputo

5' 4"
Sophomore
MF
Lauren Chamberlain

#7 Lauren Chamberlain

5' 7"
Senior
M/F
Bailey Chant

#19 Bailey Chant

5' 3"
Senior
MF
Angela Harris

#8 Angela Harris

5' 3"
Graduate Student
M/F