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SALVE REGINA UNIVERSITY SEAHAWKS
Posted: Sep 11, 2021

Seahawks blank Owls with three second-half goals

Salve Regina wins for the third time in 2021 and for the third straight time against the alma mater of Seahawk head coach Jane Walsh - Keene State College. (Photo by Ed Habershaw '03M)
Salve Regina wins for the third time in 2021 and for the third straight time against the alma mater of Seahawk head coach Jane Walsh - Keene State College. (Photo by Ed Habershaw '03M)
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Scoring Summary
2nd - 52:12 - Zoe Cox (Salve Regina)
2nd - 55:00 - Meagan McLaughlin (Salve Regina)
2nd - 72:53 - Olivia Pickard (Salve Regina)
Game Leaders
Keene St.
G: N/A
A: N/A
Sh: Maya Baker - 3
Sv: Abbie Terrinca - 2
Salve Regina
G: 3 Players (#3, #14, #21) - 1
A: 2 Players (#3, #22) - 2
Sh: 3 Players (#3, #17, #21) - 2
Sv: Georgia Drake - 7
Team Stats
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NEWPORT, R.I. (September 11, 2021) - After a scoreless first half and first seven minutes of the second half, Salve Regina University women's soccer tallied three goals to defeat Keene State College, 3-0, in non-league action at Reynolds Field.

Series and Streaks
Salve Regina evens the all-time series at three wins apiece with the Seahawks victorious in the last three meetings; second shutout since 2018.

Three Stars of the Game

  1. Salve Regina junior Meagan McLaughlin (East Hampton, Conn.) had a foot in all three Seahawk scores. She fed the ball ahead to Zoe Cox (Whitman, Mass.) on the first score in the 53rd minute. In the 55th minute, McLaughlin finished off a free kick with her header down to the right of the Owls' keeper. And finally, McLaughlin's cross setup Olivia Pickard (Wellfleet, Mass.) with her first goal of the season in the 73rd minute.
  2. Salve Regina junior goalkeeper Geogia Drake (Mashpee, Mass.) stopped all seven shots on her net to finish with her second shutout and third win.
  3. Salve Regina senior captain and back Molly Leary (Portland, Conn.) kept clearing balls away from Drake to support the Seahawk shutout.

Key Stat of the Game
Both teams whistled for double-digit fouls - Keene State with 11, and Salve Regina with 10. The Seahawks were offsides just once.

Turning Point
McLaughlin finding Cox in the middle of the top of the box and the second-year Seahawk finished with the game-winner.

Quick Hits

  • The Owls won the first three meetings in the series including a 4-0 win in Keene, N.H., four years ago.
  • A moment of silence and remembrance was observed after the National Anthem on the 20th anniversary of the September 11, 2001, attacks on America.
  • Zoe Cox (Whitman, Mass.) scored her second goal of the season and broke the scoreless tie in the 53rd minute.
  • Salve Regina has posted shutouts on back-to-back Saturdays.

Next Up
Salve Regina (3-2) returns to Reynolds Field on Tuesday when it hosts Bridgewater State University in a non-league contest; Keene State (0-3) heads home to host Westfield State University on Wednesday.