Box Score WOMEN'S SOCCER POSTS SHUTOUT OVER YESHIVA FOR FIRST WIN
IN PROGRAM HISTORY, 5-0
SEPTEMBER 11, 2008
Boxscore
YONKERS, N.Y.-The SUNY College at Old Westbury
women's soccer team earned its first ever win in program history
defeating Yeshiva University on Thursday evening at Tibbetts Brook
Park in Yonkers, New York, 5-0. Old Westbury evens up at 1-1
on the season in their inaugural season and is now in a three-way
tie for first place with a conference record of 1-0 as Yeshiva fell
to 0-3 overall and 0-3 in league play.
Freshman Cassandra Esposito wasted no time to get the Panthers
on the board as she scored her second goal of the season in the
17th minute. Esposito settled a pass by Courtney Dixon and blasted the ball into the back of the net for the score
to give Old Westbury a 1-0 advantage. Dixon's assist was the
first in the program history. Old Westbury had a couple of
good scoring opportunities in the half, but would settle for a 1-0
halftime lead as the defense held the Macabees at bay in the first
half.
In the second half, the Panthers defensive attack continued to
swarm Yeshiva, limiting them to two shots in the half. In the
60th minute, Esposito struck again to put the game away
for Old Westbury as she scored on a breakaway beating the Macabee
keeper to give the Panthers a 2-0 lead. Mikele Reitmayr
followed with her first score in the 67th minute to put
the Panthers up 3-0. Esposito delivered her third goal of the
game on a one-on-one move for the score in the 83rd
minute to claim bragging rights for the first ever hatrick in
program history. Jessica Manning then asserted herself into
the scoring mix by netting her first score of the season in the
84th minute to give the Panthers a commanding 5-0
lead.
Goalkeeper Deborah Ciccarelli led the Panthers defensively with
one save to earn the first shutout in program history. Old
Westbury dominated Yeshiva throughout the match, out-shooting their
opponents 31-4, keeping the Macabee defense on their heels.
Old Westbury finished with a 9-1 edge in corner kicks while
Esposito fired a team high 10 shots in addition to Courtney Dixon
registering nine and Jessica Manning and Melissa Romero adding
four.
The Green and Ivory (1-1, 1-0) are back in action on September
13th at 1:00 p.m. for a home opener at Panther Park
against Skyline Conference opponent, Mount Saint Mary
College Please visit www.oldwestburypanthers.com for more
information on women's soccer or any of the other Panther athletic
teams.
