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Florence Vaillancourt
1
Saint Peter's SPU (0-7-0, 0-1-0)
4
Winner Niagara NIA (7-1-0, 1-0-0)
Saint Peter's SPU
(0-7-0, 0-1-0)
1
Final
4
Niagara NIA
(7-1-0, 1-0-0)
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Saint Peter's SPU 1 0 1
Niagara NIA 1 3 4

Game Recap: Women's Soccer |

Vaillancourt Lifts Niagara to 4-1 Win

NIAGARA UNIVERSITY, NY – Junior Florence Vaillancourt recorded her second hat trick of the season to lift Niagara (7-1-0, 1-0-0) to a 4-1 win over Saint Peter's on Sunday in MAAC women's soccer action from Niagara Field. 

Recap
• Saint Peter's (0-7-0, 0-1-0) opened the scoring with a goal in the 4th minute from Julianna Jatkola.
• Vaillancourt evened the score in the 27th minute with her first goal of the afternoon.
• The game would remain tied heading into halftime. The Purple Eagles out-shot the Peacocks 9-4 in the first 45, including a shot on goal margin of 3-0.
• Niagara scored back-to-back goals in the 64th and 65th minute, both off the foot of Vaillancourt. 
• Djeynaba Thiam put the game out of reach in the 78th minute, her fourth goal of the season and second in as many games. 

Niagara Notes
• Head Coach Peter Veltri earned his 200th career win as the head coach of the Purple Eagles.
• Niagara is on a seven-game win streak, its longest since winning eight straight games in 2005. 
• Vaillancourt added three goals to her season total. The junior now leads the MAAC with nine goals.
• Freshman keeper Felicia Grufman made one save on eight shots faced to improve to 4-0 on the season.
• Maia MacLean recorded an assist for the second straight game, giving her three on the season.
• Thiam is now tied for second on the Purple Eagles with four goals this season. 

Up Next
• Niagara will travel to Riverdale, NY to take on the Manhattan Jaspers on Saturday, Sep. 25 at noon.
 
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