Skip To Main Content

University of Scranton

The Official Athletics Site of The University of Scranton

Women's Soccer

Women's Soccer Earns 3-0 Win over Juniata on Senior Day

Box Score

SCRANTON, PA (October 29, 2022) -- The University of Scranton women's soccer team took down Juniata 3-0 on senior day at Weiss Field on Saturday afternoon.

The Royals improve to 14-2-1 on the season and will be the top seed in the Landmark Conference playoffs. 

Scranton came out of the gates firing as they took five shots in the opening eight minutes. Junior Niamh Healy (Orangeburg, N.Y. / Tappan Zee) opened up the scoring on the day with a header off a corner kick from fellow junior Mary Haggerty (Garden City, N.Y. / Garden City) to give the Royals a 1-0 lead in the 24th minute. The goal marked Healy's tenth of the season. 

The Royals held a 1-0 lead headed into halftime. 

Senior Claire Sites (Collegeville, Pa. / Spring-Ford Area) got her name on the score sheet in the 47th minute when she recieved a cross from junior Claire Mulholland (Marlton, N.J. / Cherokee) and buried her shot into the near post to put the Royals up 2-0.

Just three minutes later senior Teresa Hegarty (Bryn Mawr, Pa. / Merion Mercy Academy) scored a banger from long-range to make it 3-0 in favor of Scranton. Junior Mary Haggerty (Garden City, N.Y. / Garden City) set the play up with a perfect pass and Hegarty ripped a shot into the upper shelf for her third goal of the season.

Sophomore goalkeeper Nicole Olson (Stoughton, Mass. / Ursuline Academy) got the start in goal before being relieved by fellow sophomore Kaitlyn Torres (Morganville, N.J. / Colts Neck) for the final 15 minutes.

The Royals dominated the stat sheet and outshot Juniata 23-0 in the contest while holding a 12-0 advantage in corners.

The women's soccer team will get set to host Catholic on Tuesday at 7:00 PM in the Landmark Conference semifinals at Weiss Field.

--ROYALS--

Print Friendly Version

Players Mentioned

Mary Haggerty

#5 Mary Haggerty

M
5' 6"
Junior
Niamh Healy

#20 Niamh Healy

F
5' 9"
Junior
Teresa Hegarty

#10 Teresa Hegarty

M/F
5' 8"
Senior
Claire Mulholland

#17 Claire Mulholland

M/F
5' 6"
Junior
Nicole Olson

#00 Nicole Olson

GK
5' 8"
Sophomore
Claire Sites

#18 Claire Sites

D/M
5' 9"
Senior
Kaitlyn Torres

#99 Kaitlyn Torres

GK
5' 7"
Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Mary Haggerty

#5 Mary Haggerty

5' 6"
Junior
M
Niamh Healy

#20 Niamh Healy

5' 9"
Junior
F
Teresa Hegarty

#10 Teresa Hegarty

5' 8"
Senior
M/F
Claire Mulholland

#17 Claire Mulholland

5' 6"
Junior
M/F
Nicole Olson

#00 Nicole Olson

5' 8"
Sophomore
GK
Claire Sites

#18 Claire Sites

5' 9"
Senior
D/M
Kaitlyn Torres

#99 Kaitlyn Torres

5' 7"
Sophomore
GK
Skip Ad