McMackin makes two first-half goals hold up

SEAHAWK WOMEN'S SOCCER RESULTS
Salve Regina 2, Curry 1
Reynolds Field - Newport, R.I.
Saturday, September 15, 2018

Summary
NEWPORT, R.I. - Senior Abby McMackin (Walpole, Mass.) scored two first-half goals and Salve Regina University women's soccer held on for a 2-1 victory over visiting Curry College in the Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) opener for both schools. Senior goalkeeper Carla Pala (Milford, Conn.) made a season-high nine saves as the Seahawks improved to 3-1 on the season (1-0 CCC). The Colonels suffer only their second loss (5-2-1, 0-1-0 CCC).

Series and Streaks
The Colonels own a 17-14-1 record versus the Seahawks all-time and have gone 3-2-1 in the last six meetings. Last season the teams battled to a 0-0 draw in Milton, Mass. Seahawks have won all three home games this season, all have been on successive Saturdays (9/1, 9/8, 9/15).

Three Stars of the Game

1. Salve Regina senior Abby McMackin (Walpole, Mass.) scored her third and fourth goals of the season, both in the first half, to account for all the Seahawk scoring.
2. Salve Regina senior Carly Pala (Milford, Mass.) stopped a season-high nine shots; she has logged all 360 minutes in the four games played for the Seahawks.
3. Salve Regina junior Emily Szemreylo (Marlborough, Conn.) assisted on the game's first goal and dominated in the backfield.

Turning Point
Right after Maggie Chamberlain (Taunton, Mass.) entered the game to replace starting goalkeeper Katelyn DeMaio (North Andover, Mass.), the Colonels slipped a goal past Seahawk keeper Pala. From that point, the senior netminder finished the second half with four saves.

Key Stat of the Game
Curry outshot Salve Regina, 20-13, and drew four more corner kicks (7-3).

Quick Hits

• McMackin has scored four goals on the season with two game winners; she has a pair of two-goal games - season-opening 2-1 win against Eastern Nazarene.
• Pala's save numbers have increased in each successive game - five, seven, eight, and now nine.
• Emily Szemreylo earns her first collegiate point with the first-half assist.
• CCC Rookie of the Week Jamie Robert added an assist on McMackin's second goal of the game.
• DeMaio and Chamberlain finished with three and one save, respectively, for the Colonels.

Next Up
Salve Regina hosts Bridgewater State on Wednesday, September 19 (4 p.m.); Curry travels to Plymouth State on Wednesday.