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Southern New Hampshire University Penmen
Alexsis Weiser shown in action defending a player from Pace
Jim Stankiewicz
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Molloy MOL (12-5-2, 7-0-0)
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Winner Southern N.H. SNHU (10-1-6, 5-1-5)
Molloy MOL
(12-5-2, 7-0-0)
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Final
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Southern N.H. SNHU
(10-1-6, 5-1-5)
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Molloy MOL 1 0 1
Southern N.H. SNHU 2 0 2

Game Recap: Women's Soccer |

#13 Women's Soccer Advances in NCAA Tournament With 2-1 Win Over Molloy

Alexsis Weiser scores two goals in first half to lift Penmen

When and Where: November 22, 2024 – Rindge, N.H. (Sodexo Field)
Score: #3 seed Southern New Hampshire University 2, #6 seed Molloy University 1
Records: SNHU 10-1-6, Molloy 12-5-2

Graduate student Alexsis Weiser (Long Beach, Calif.) scored two first-half goals as 13th-ranked Southern New Hampshire University defeated Molloy University 2-1 in the first round of the NCAA Division II Women's Soccer Championship on Friday afternoon.   The East Region contest was played at Franklin Pierce University in Rindge, N.H.

STANDOUT PERFORMERS HOW IT HAPPENED
  • Molloy took a 1-0 lead at 4:26 when Isabella Muro intercepted a pass deep in Penmen territory and fired a shot into the net.
  • The Penmen quickly found an answer.  Just 55 seconds after the Lion goal, Anderson sent a pass from the far side of the field and connected with Weiser for the tying goal.
  • SNHU moved in front 2-1 in the 27th minute on another goal by Weiser, this time a header off a long corner feed by Imogen Noon.
  • Neither team scored in the second half – SNHU sophomore Kate Wall (Douglas, Mass.) may have had the best chance for either side with a shot on net with just under 19 minutes to play.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
  • SNHU outshot Molloy 15-3, including 10-3 on goal
  • Each team had three corner kicks and two yellow cards.
  • Molloy goaltender Elyse Munoz made eight saves.
NOTES
  • Weiser came into the game with one goal this season, which she had scored on October 26 vs. New Haven.
  • In its tenth appearance, including its seventh straight, SNHU improves to 3-6-3 (.375) in the NCAA postseason.
  • This is the consecutive year the Penmen have won in the opening round after defeating Roberts Wesleyan at Saint Rose last season.
  • Southern New Hampshire was ranked No. 13 in the latest United Soccer Coaches Division II Top 25.
  • SNHU reaches 10 wins in a season for the eighth time in the last nine seasons.
  • This was the first meeting between SNHU and Molloy in women's soccer.
  • The Penmen are now 63-25-24 (.670) over their last 112 matches dating back to the start of the 2017 campaign.
 
UP NEXT
  • SNHU will return to Rindge on Sunday (Nov. 24) for an NCAA Second Round match-up with second-seeded Franklin Pierce.  Game time is 3:00 p.m.
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