Wagner Closes Regular Season At SFU Sunday

October 27, 2018

Game No. 17	Wagner College Seahawks (3-13-0; 1-6-0 NEC) @ Saint Francis U Red Flash (6-8-3; 4-2-1 NEC)
Date	Sunday, October 28, 2018 \| 12:00 PM
Location	Loretto, PA \| Stokes Soccer Plex
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Loretto, PA – The Wagner women's soccer team will conclude the 2018 regular season on Sunday afternoon when the Seahaws play Saint Francis U at the Stokes Soccer Plex at 12:00 p.m.

**2018 NEC Women's Soccer Standings // including contests through 10/26/2018**
*Top Four Teams Make The NEC Tournament*
	SCHOOL	NEC	POINTS	OVERALL	PCT.	STREAK
1	Central Connecticut *^	8-0	24	14-1-2	.882	W8
2	Mount St. Mary's *	4-2-2	14	5-8-3	.406	W2
3	Saint Francis U *	4-2-1	13	6-8-3	.441	L1
	Fairleigh Dickinson *	4-2-1	13	6-8-3	.441	L1
	Bryant	4-3-1	13	8-7-1	.531	L1
6	Robert Morris	3-4	9	5-12	.294	W1
7	Sacred Heart	2-5	6	4-13	.235	W1
8	WAGNER	1-6	3	3-13	.188	L1
9	LIU Brooklyn	0-6-1	1	2-12-3	.206	L5

Last Time Out: vs. Mount St. Mary's (October 21, 2018 | Lost, 2-1):

The Wagner College women's soccer team jumped out to an early 1-0 lead thanks to senior captain Peyton Beck, but the visiting Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers responded three minutes later with the tying goal before notching the game-winner early in the second half as the Seahawks fell to the Mount, 2-1.
With the loss, the Seahawks fell to 3-13-0 overall and 1-6-0 in Northeast Conference (NEC) play while the Mountaineers improved to 4-8-3 and 3-2-2 in league action.
Prior to the start of Sunday's match, Wagner recognized its 2018 Senior Class in an on-field ceremony, a group comprised of Maria D'Amico, Nicole Doherty, Kristen Bischoff, Katie Viscardi and Peyton Beck.
The Seahawks had the first true chance in the contest in the 21st minute as freshman Luisa Barone's shot attempt sailed high and bounced off the top of the crossbar. Wagner was quickly back on the offensive, drawing a foul in the box as the officials awarded a penalty kick.
The senior captain, Beck, stepped up and blasted her second goal of the season as she converted on the penalty kick chance, beating Mount's goalkeeper, Maggie Barron, to the right in putting the Seahawks ahead, 1-0.
For the St. Louis, MO native Beck, it marked her fourth career goal and kept her perfect for her Seahawk career in PK's, as she netted her third career penalty kick.
Three minutes later, the Mountaineers drew even as Jasmine McCree scored the game-tying goal. Seahawk senior goalkeeper, Katie Viscardi, seemed to have made the initial stop on the ball, but, with the strong winds howling at Hameline Field, the ball was directed into the back of the net.
When play resumed for the second half, the visitors found the go-ahead score in the 53rd minute. Off the corner kick taken by Kayla Hughes, Maria Buonomo was in position to get one past Viscardi as the Mountaineers took a 2-1 lead.
Wagner was held without a shot attempt until the 83rd minute when Donnelly was able to find space and first on that found the arms of Barron as the Mountaineers came away with the victory.
For the match, Wagner out-shot Mount St. Mary's, 11-9, but the Mountaineers took one more corner kick than the Seahawks (5-4).
Viscardi was credited with one save on the afternoon, upping her career total to 183 entering the final game of the 2018 season. Donnelly concluded the match with three shots on goal.

Wagner – Saint Francis U Series History:

Sunday's contest between the Seahawks and the Red Flash marks the 25th all-time meeting between the two conference foes with Saint Francis U holding a 21-3-0 advantage in the head-to-head series.
Last season, the Green & White was shutout by SFU, 2-0.
In that contest, Madison Starr led the team with three shots, while Julia Fitzsimmons added two chances.
Delaney Beck earned the start, making seven saves while Viscardi came on in the second half to record four stops.
Wagner is looking for its first win against the Red Flash since October 23, 2015, in which the Seahawks were victorious, 2-0, in front of the home crowd at Hamline Field. Former Seahawks, Johanna Konrad and Sandra Battista, each scored a goal in the second while Viscardi, who earned the start in that fixture, made eight saves in recording the shutout.

Wagner vs. Northeast Conference:

Sunday's contest with Saint Francis U marks the 172nd all-time Northeast Conference (NEC) match the Seahawks will play.
The most conference victories the Green & White has had in a single season is five, set back in 2014 when Wagner finished second in the league with a 5-1-2 conference mark and a 9-7-3 overall record en route to earning the No. 2 seed in the NEC Tournament.

Maria, Maria:

Junior captain Maria Nunez has been an instrumental part of the Seahawk offense this season, as the East Greenwich, RI native has scored a goal in three of the last four matches.
Nunez leads the Green & White with five goals, which, as of 10/26/18, ranks tied for sixth in the Northeast Conference (NEC).
Additionally, Nunez has racked up 11 points on the season, good for seventh in the league.
The five goals for Nunez is currently tied for the 12th highest-goal output in a single season in Wagner history, tying her with former Seahawks Megan Fritz (2016), Sydney McCarthy (2013), Briana Vassallo (2008) and Tanya Wowk (1999).

Wagner Earns United Soccer Coaches Team Academic Award:

The United Soccer Coaches announced on Monday the Team Academic Award winners at the collegiate levels to recognize exemplary performance in the classroom during the 2017-18 academic year.
The Wagner College women's soccer team was acknowledged as one of 507 women's programs to have earned the Team Academic Award.
This marked the sixth time that the Seahawks program earned this honor (2007, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, and 2018).
Wagner finished the 2017-18 season with a 3.58 cumulative team GPA

Viscardi & Beck Continue To Ascend Up The All-Time Saves List:

Wagner's two goalkeepers, senior Katie Viscardi and junior Delaney Beck, continue to ascend on the all-time career saves list her on Grymes Hill.
For Viscardi, she currently has amasses 183 saves in goal for the Seahawks, which ranks fifth on the all-time list.
Beck, who has played the last two seasons for the Green & White since transferring from Campbell University, has stopped a total of 104 saves, which is now the seventh-highest total in Seahawk history.

**Wagner All-Time Career Saves**
(Since 1993 | *Some record are incomplete or missing*)
Rank	Player	Total	Years
1	Katie Marcy	403	2010-11, 2013-14
2	Dana Honcharuk	262	1999-00
3	Jennifer McGinity	223	1998-00
4	Sam Schueschner	214	2007-09
5	KATIE VISCARDI	183	2015-PRES
6	Michelle Quinones	105	2003
7	DELANEY BECK	104	2017-PRES
8	Lesile Reed	100	2005-08
9	Ashley Wilson	98	2003-06
10	Averyl Growden	89	1997

Scouting The Saint Francis U Red Flash:

The Red Flash, the defending two-time NEC champions, were predicted to repeat in the preseason coaches' poll to begin the season, only separated by one first-place vote over Fairleigh Dickinson.
Saint Francis U took on first-place, Central Connecticut, on Friday and played even until the 83rd minute when an own goal cost the Red Flash a chance at victory in a 1-0 defeat.
As a team, the Red Flash are tied for third with Bryant in goals scored with 18 and in sole possession of third in assist, tallying 17.
Alyssa McGhee is the team's leading point and goal scorer, netting five goals, dishing out four assists (14 points). Sara Suler, and Mariana Jaleca each have scored three times.
Suler is second on the squad with nine points as she has added three assists to her ledger.
In goal, Julia Hernan is currently second in the circuit in goals against average (1.11) and third in save percentage (.828), after playing in 15 contests for the Red Flash.

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