AE Quarterfinals	at Maine (8-2-5, 4-0-4 AE)
Date | Time	Sunday, October 30 | 5:00 pm
Location | Arena	Smithfield, RI | Beirne Stadium
All-Time Series	NJIT leads 1-0-2
Live Stats	In-game statistics (free)
Live Video	ESPN+ | AE.tv International Feed

ORONO, ME — The NJIT women's soccer team makes its return to the America East Championship tournament on Sunday evening as the No. 6 seed Highlanders (5-7-6, 3-5-2 AE) face the No. 3 seed Maine Black Bears (8-2-5, 4-0-4 AE) at Maine's Mahaney Diamond.

2022 PLAYOFF BRACKET

• No. 6 NJIT at No. 3 Maine | Sunday, October 30 @ 5 p.m.
• No. 5 UAlbany at No. 4 UMass Lowell | Sunday, October 30 @ 4 p.m.
• NJIT/Maine winner at No. 2 UNH | Thursday, November 4 @ 6 p.m.
• UAlbany/UMass Lowell Winner at No. 1 Binghamton | Thursday, November 4 @ 6 p.m.
• Championship Match | Sunday, November 6 - TBD
• NCAA Tournament Selection Show | Monday, November 7 - TBD

2022 NJIT WOMEN'S SOCCER BY THE NUMBERS (AS OF 10/29/22)

• 605:32: Length of NJIT's school record shutout streak that started with the final five games of 2021 and ended with St. John's first goal on August 21.
• 523:03: Time in minutes of NJIT's shutout streak in America East regular season action, starting from NJIT's match at UMBC last season (October 14, 2021) and ending with UNH's first goal on September 25.
• 330: Career saves for Molly Saylor | Third in school history; third Highlander with 300+ career saves (Sadie Mele, Samantha Bersett)
  • 8th in NCAA among active players
• 30: Number of shutouts Siani Magruder and the NJIT defense has recorded over the last five years
  • including six this season and school record nine in 2018 and 2021
• 19: Molly Saylor's school record for shutouts
  • Last shutout: at Maine on September 18, 2022
• 17: Time in seconds before Briana Andreoli scored her first goal against Delaware State on October 7
  • Check-in: 35:03 | Goal: 35:20
• 14: Number of different goal scorers | Most since 2021 (10 different scorers)
  • Bailey Chant, Ciara Adams, Riley Jones, Briana Andreoli, Kelsey Ramos, Lauren Chamberlain, Ariana Caminos, Emma Bitar, Siani Magruder, Maria Nogueira, Nora O'Connor, Daniella Vito, Sydney Watson
• 14: Molly Saylor's new career high in single game saves | at Drexel, August 28
  • Eclipsed her previous career high of ten in the first half (11 saves)
• 12: Number of years since NJIT rallied from a deficit of at least two goals to win a game
  • October 8, 2010: Trailed Delaware State 3-1 at half, won 4-3
  • October 27, 2022: Trailed Bryant 2-0 after 9:02, won 3-2
• 12: Total America East weekly awards NJIT has earned since joining the America East in 2020
  • Offensive: 3 | Defensive: 5 | Rookie: 4
• 11: Consecutive program wins via shutout before NJIT's wins over UVM and Bryant
  • 2/28/21 vs Wagner: 1-0
  • 9/2/21 vs Wagner: 1-0
  • 9/4/21 vs Saint Peter's: 6-0
  • 9/26/21 vs Maine: 1-0*
  • 9/30/21 vs Stony Brook: 1-0*
  • 10/17/21 at UNH: 1-0*
  • 10/24/21 vs UAlbany: 1-0 (OT)*
  • 10/28/21 at Hartford: 1-0*
  • 8/18/22 vs LIU: 4-0
  • 9/11/22 at Saint Peter's: 2-0
  • 10/7/22 vs Delaware State: 4-0
• 9: Bailey Chant's career goal total | NJIT's leader among active players
  • Team-leading 3 goals this season
• 9: Program record unbeaten streak that extended into 2022 and ended this season
  • 3-0-1 to close 2021 regular season, 0-0 draw in AE QFs, 1-0-3 to start 2022
• 6: School record for ties in a season
  • Previous record: 3 in 2005, 2012, 2016 and 2019
• 6: Multi-goal games this season | 5-0-1 record in those games
  • Only recorded one multi-goal game in 19 contests in 2021.
• 5: America East weekly award winners this season | Most in NJIT AE History
  • Riley Jones - 2x Rookie of the Week; Briana Andreoli - 1x Rookie of the Week; Molly Saylor - 1x Defensive Player of the Week; Ciara Adams - 1x Offensive Player of the Week
• 7: America East postseason honors all-time
  • Second Team: Siani Magruder (2021, 2022); Molly Saylor (2021)
  • All-Rookie: Riley Jones (2022); Caroline Caputo (2021)
  • All-Championship: Siani Magruder (2021)
  • All-Academic: Molly Saylor (2021)
• 5: Consecutive America East program wins via shutout before NJIT's wins over UVM and Bryant
  • 9/26/21 vs Maine: 1-0*
  • 9/30/21 vs Stony Brook: 1-0*
  • 10/17/21 at UNH: 1-0*
  • 10/24/21 vs UAlbany: 1-0 (OT)*
  • 10/28/21 at Hartford: 1-0*
• 4: Conference playoff appearances under head coach Ally Nick
  • ASUN: 2018, 2019
  • AE: 2021, 2022
• 4: Highest scoring output of the season
  • vs LIU (August 18) and vs Delaware State (October 7)
• 3: Adding her 2019 ASUN Second Team honor, Siani Magruder is the first Highlander in history to earn three All-Conference First or Second Team awards in a career
• 2: Number of players to earn 2022 America East Women's Soccer postseason honors
  • Siani Magruder: Second Team All-Conference
  • Riley Jones: All-Rookie
• 2: Consecutive years NJIT has defeated previous year's America East tournament champion in regular season
  • 2021: Beat Stony Brook (2019, 2020) 1-0 (September 30, 2021)
  • 2022: Beat Vermont (2021) 2-1 (October 23, 2022)
• 2: Consecutive years Emma Bitar has scored in a road regular season finale to help NJIT clinch an America East playoff spot
  • October 28, 2021 at Hartford | Game-winner; first career goal
  • October 27, 2022 at Bryant | Game-tying goal
• 2: Goals by Ciara Adams in season opener vs LIU
  • Only multi-goal game by Highlander this season.
• 0: goals scored in NJIT's last meeting against Maine | September 18 in Orono

SEASON HIGHLIGHTS

• Aug. 18: Season-opening win over LIU
  • First home season opener shutout since Aug. 19, 2016 vs Wagner - Ally Nick's first-ever win at NJIT and as a head coach
• Aug. 21: Draw against St. John's
  • STJ: Big East foe and 2021 Sweet 16 team
• Aug. 25: Draw against Seton Hall
  • Two draws against BE opponents after two shutout losses in 2021
• Aug. 28: Saylor's career-high 14 saves at Drexel
• Sept. 4: Broke school ties record with draw against Lafayette
• Sept. 11: Dominance against Saint Peter's
  • 11th straight win, fifth straight shutout in series (21-0 differential in five shutouts)
• Sept. 14: Saylor records 300th save against Monmouth
• Oct. 7: Shutout over Delaware State
  • Four different goal scorers; season-high 31 shots
• Oct. 16: Rally to draw with UAlbany
  • Riley Jones' first career goal keeps NJIT in playoff hunt
• Oct. 23: Win over defending America East champ Vermont
• Oct: 27: Wild rally to defeat Bryant
  • Helped NJIT clinch No. 6 seed by night's end

NJIT DIVISION I CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT/POSTSEASON HISTORY
2021 America East Tournament
QF: No. 3 NJIT 0, No. 6 UNH 0 | UNH advanced on PKs, 5-4

2019 ASUN Tournament
QF: No. 6 NJIT 2, No. 3 Liberty 1
SF: No. 6 NJIT 0, No. 2 Lipscomb 1

2018 ASUN Tournament
SF: No. 2 NJIT 0, No. 6 North Alabama 3 | home game played at Kean University

2014 Independent Soccer Tournament
SF: NJIT 1, Francis Marion 1 | NJIT advanced on PKs, 4-2
F: NJIT 0, Delaware State 2

2012 Great West Conference Tournament
QF: No. 3 NJIT 1, No. 6 Howard 2 (2OT)

2011 Great West Conference Tournament
QF: No. 7 NJIT 0, No. 2 Houston Baptist 1

2010 Great West Conference Tournament
QF: No. 2E NJIT 0, No. 3W Houston Baptist, 1

2009 Great West Conference Tournament
QF: No. 1E NJIT 1, No. 4W North Dakota, 3

2008 United Soccer Conference Tournament
SF: No. 4 NJIT 0, No. 1 Utah Valley, 4

2022 STATS LEADERS (AE RANK)

• Goals: Bailey Chant - 3 (T-17th)
• Assists: Aleesha Deshmukh - 3 (T-9th)
• Points: Bailey Chant - 7
• Shots: Kelsey Ramos - 23
• Saves: Molly Saylor - 81 (2nd)
• Saves/Game: Molly Saylor - 5.40 (1st)
• Shutouts: Molly Saylor - 5 (3rd)
• Shutouts/Game: Molly Saylor - .333 (T-3rd)
• GAA: Molly Saylor - 1.103 (3rd)

ALL-TIME SERIES

• NJIT leads 1-0-2
  • September 18, 2022: 0-0 Draw in Orono
  • September 26, 2021: 1-0 NJIT Win in Newark
  • March 14, 2021 (2020 season): 1-1 Draw in Orono

SCOUTING THE OPPONENT

• Maine is making its first appearance in the America East Championship tournament since 2016 and will be hosting a game in the tourney for the first time since 2015
• The Black Bears closed out the regular season with a seven-match unbeaten streak (4-0-3 in those games)
• Maine is led by forward Saylor Clark (6 G, 1 A), AE First Team defender Halle Rogers (started all 15 games, 2 G, 1 A), First Team goalkeeper Kira Kutzinski (0.54 GAA, 60 saves, .833 save pct), and Second Team forward Abby Kraemer (5 G, 1 A).