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Maddie Crosbie
James P. McCoy
0
Mercyhurst MER (0-2-0, 0-0-0)
2
Winner Niagara NIA (1-1-0, 0-0-0)
Mercyhurst MER
(0-2-0, 0-0-0)
0
Final
2
Niagara NIA
(1-1-0, 0-0-0)
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Mercyhurst MER 0 0 0
Niagara NIA 1 1 2

Game Recap: Women's Soccer |

Niagara Tops Mercyhurst

NIAGARA UNIVERSITY, N.Y. – The Niagara women's soccer program picked up its first win of the season on Sunday, defeating visiting Mercyhurst 2-0 to improve to 1-1 on the young season. The Lakers fall to 0-2.
 
How it Happened
The Purple Eagles broke the scoreless draw in the 24th minute when Isabella Mazzaferro worked her way around the 18-yard box before lofting the ball off the crossbar and into the net for her first tally of the season.
 
Niagara would remain ahead by one at the break as Maddie Crosbie made two saves in the final six-minutes of the first half to keep the Lakers off the board.
 
The Purple and White would get a chance to build on its lead early in the second half as a corner resulted in two shot opportunities for Emma Bough, but the captain couldn't get either effort past the Mercyhurst goalie.
 
Mazzaferro found the woodwork once again in the 55th minute, however, this one resulted in a corner attempt for the Purple Eagles.
 
Niagara, once again trying to take a multi-goal lead, got a bevy of shots off in the 71st minute but were held off the board by the Lakers.
 
Niagara's scoring drought would come to an end in the 84th minute when Mazzaferro sent a cross into the goal area where Sophia Guagliano was able to redirect the ball into the back of the net, giving the game its 2-0 final.
 
Niagara Notes
• Sunday's meeting was the first between Niagara and Mercyhurst.
• Mazzaferro finished the game with three points (one goal, one assist), her first multi-point contest since Aug. 27, 2023 against Le Moyne. The goal was the sophomore's third of her career.
• Guagliano's goal was the second of her career.
• Crosbie finished with four saves for her first clean sheet of the season and career.
• Morgan Kulniszewski recorded her first point as a Purple Eagle as she was credited with the secondary assist on the Guagliano goal. 
 
Up Next
Niagara will travel to Syracuse, N.Y., for a battle with Le Moyne on Thursday, aug. 22 at 1 p.m.  
 
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