NIAGARA UNIVERSITY, NY – The Niagara women's soccer team returns home following a 2-0 shutout win over Siena on Wednesday for a Saturday contest with Rider. The Purple Eagles will honor six seniors prior to the noon kickoff.
Senior Day
• Niagara will honor
Mackenzie Mix,
Alexis Horwedel,
Zoe Janes,
Lauren Kelch,
Ashley Lofranco and
Taylor Requa prior to the contest.
• The Senior Day ceremony is set to begin at approximately 11:45 a.m.
Series History
• Niagara is 4-4-2 against Rider in the last 10 meetings between the two schools.
• The Purple Eagles have won three of the last four games against the Broncs, including a pair of 2-1 wins at Niagara Field.
Niagara Notes
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Florence Vaillancourt scored her 10th goal of the season in Wednesday's win over Siena and recorded her eighth assist of the season on
Ida Miceli's goal.
• Miceli's goal was her second of the season, moving her points total to six.
• Freshman
Maia MacLean has been named MAAC Rookie of the Week three times this season. The Niagara Falls, Ontario native has seven goals and four assists on the year.
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Annie Ibey notched her second assist of the season against the Saints, as she found Vaillancourt with a cross to give Niagara a 2-0 lead.
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Felicia Grufman, earned her first solo clean sheet of the season, making three saves for her sixth win of the season.
• On the season, Niagara is second in the conference with a 2.769 goals per game average.
• Eight Purple Eagles have scored at least two goals this season, while seven have registered two or more assists.
Rider Notes
• The Broncs are 5-6-2 overall and 3-3-1 in MAAC play this season following a 2-1 win over Marist last week.
• Rider is led by Chloe Fisher who has six goals, four assists and 12 points. Makenzie Rodrigues is second on the team with five goals.
• Elle Sciancalepore has played over 1,000-minutes in goal for the Broncs this season, accumulating a 1.42 GAA and .818 save percentage.
Up Next
• The Purple Eagles will take on Battle of the Bridge rival Canisius Wednesday afternoon at the Demske Sports Complex.
