NIAGARA UNIVERSITY, NY – Ida Miceli scored in the fifth minute of play to lift Niagara (7-5-1, 4-1-1) over the visiting Siena Saints by a score of 1-0. Felicia Grufman stopped five shots en route to her fourth clean sheet of the season.
 
Game Recap
First Half
• Niagara got on the board early when Emma Bough sent a cross in from the right side of the net, finding Ida Miceli who would punch it into the back of the net with her right foot.
• The Saints wouldn't waste too much time trying to tie the contest as Annie Bagnall sent a shot toward the Niagara net, but Grufman was there for the stop.
• Emily Hähnel and Katie Diem would put back-to-back shots on goal for NU in the 14th minute, but nothing would come of the attempts.
• Niagara would take a pair of corners in the 22nd and 23rd minutes of play, resulting in a pair of shots.
• The Purple Eagles would take a total of four shots in a three-minute span, including one that went wide from Annie Ibey and another that missed left from Miceli.
• Niagara would take two more shots before the end of the half, including one from Maia MacLean that would be stopped by the Siena keeper, Angela Fini.
 
Second Half
• Niagara took a PK in the 50th minute but the attempt from Diem went wide right of the net.
• MacLean took another shot on goal in the 55th minute but her attempt was once again stopped by the Siena goalie.
• Grufman made her first save of the half in the 60th minute after Katrina Kurtz attempted a shot from outside the 18-yard box.
• MacLean had another shot stopped in the 65th minute, her third shot on goal of the afternoon.
•  Grufman made another save in the 75th minute to keep Siena off the board.
 
Niagara Notes
• Niagara is now unbeaten in its last five games, its longest unbeaten streak since last season.
• The Purple Eagles improve to 3-1-1 at home and have won 10 of its last 11 regular-season games at Niagara Field.
• Miceli scored her first goal of the season and fifth of her career.
• Grufman notched her fourth clean sheet of the season.
• As a team, Niagara has seven shutout wins in 2022, three shy of the single-season record of 10 set in 2014.
 
Up Next
• The Purple and White will head to Lawrenceville, NJ for a Saturday afternoon tilt with the Broncs.  
 
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