NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y., September 29, 2022 – There must have been something comforting about the Mustangs' home turf, as the No. 9-ranked Monroe College women's soccer team rolled to an 11-0 shutout victory over Brookdale Community College Thursday afternoon in the team's home opener at Skidelsky Field. The Mustangs improve to 5-2-2 on the year with the win, while the Jersey Blues drop to 2-5.
The Mustangs picked up two quick goals in the 10th minute to begin Thursday's victory.
Daniela De Souza was set up by
Luci Schroder 9:37 into the first half to put the Mustangs up by a goal. Just 15 seconds later,
Erin Keyt netted an unassisted goal to double the lead early in the contest. It took until the 37th minute, but the Mustangs picked up one more goal before halftime.
Faith Lemmert took a corner kick for Monroe and found
Ina Turesson in the middle of the box, where she managed to redirect it past the keeper for the score, eventually sending the match to halftime with Monroe up by three.
The Mustangs kept their foot on the gas in the second half, beginning with a 53rd-minute goal by Schroder off an assist by Sabrina Bastos Da Silva. The pair connected once again just two minutes later to make it a 5-0 game. Keyt netted her second of the day off a feed from
Nicolle Santos at 64' to push the lead to six, and then De Souza potted her second as well off an assist from
Karaline Gray to make it a 7-0 match in the 66th minute.
Lemmert got on the board in the 83rd minute after being set up by
Samara Dullabh to pick up Monroe's eighth goal of the afternoon. She scored again just 90 seconds later off an assist from
Nicolle Santos to make it a 9-0 contest. In the 87th minute, the Jersey Blues committed a handball in the box, giving Keyt an opportunity at a penalty kick. She succeeded on the try, securing the Aussie's hat trick for the afternoon.
Hanna Dormeyer picked up one more score for the Mustangs in the 88th minute to cap off the 11-0 win.
Stephanie Hodgson improved to 5-2-2 with her fourth shutout of the season, making one stop in the win. Brookdale's Emma Bennett yielded 11 scores but made 26 saves.
Keyt's three goals gave her a team-high six points in the win. Schroder and Lemmert each totaled five with two goals and an assist apiece. Bastos Da Silva and Santos each provided a pair of assists in the game.
The Mustangs spent the far majority of the game in the offensive third, outshooting the Jersey Blues, 63-1, including a 37-1 edge in shots on goal. The Mustangs also had all 12 of the game's corner kicks.
Monroe is off until Oct. 11, when they head down to Newton, N.J. to take on Sussex County Community College. That game is set for a 2 p.m. kickoff.
ABOUT THE ATHLETIC PROGRAM AT MONROE COLLEGE
The athletic program at Monroe College encompasses a total of 35 teams competing across nine sports. There are 21 varsity and junior varsity programs, as well the Monroe College marching band and the newly added esports and men's volleyball programs, competing on the New Rochelle campus as the Mustangs (NJCAA Division I). The Monroe Express, based out of the Bronx campus, has 11 teams competing at the NJCAA Division III level.
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