News Release
Nonis Scores Twice; Valiants Burst Into Win Column
Freshman Holly Nonis (Brampton, Ontario) scored a pair of goals as the Valiants won their first Freedom Conference match in program history and won for the first time in 2007, beating King�s (Pa.) 2-0 Tuesday afternoon in a weather-shortened contest.
After a brutal 13-match stretch against one of the nation�s toughest non-conference schedules, Manhattanville opened Freedom Conference play with a win to set up a showdown at home Saturday against league-leading Arcadia . Only the second team with a below .500 record the Valiants have played this season, King�s (Pa.) mustered just six shots and Manhattanville never looked back after scoring in the 15th minute.
Nonis recorded the first multi-goal game by a Valiant this season and took over the team scoring lead with her effort. The freshman took a long through ball from Cybil Robinson ( South Lake Tahoe, Calif. ) for the deciding goal, then added some icing in the 51st minute when she took a Monarch turnover all the way for her third goal of the year.
The match was halted after 79:10 of action because of severe rain and lightning, and ruled complete after a 30 minute delay made conditions too dark to continue.
The Valiants out-shot King�s ( Pa. ) 12-6, the first time Manhattanville has out-shot an opponent since September 18 at Drew. The Monarchs managed just two shots on goal, with Ali Bromson (Suffield, Conn.) and Maureen Hickey ( Pleasantville, N.Y. ) each making one stop between the pipes. Bromson made her 14th straight start and played the first 61:00 for her first career victory.
The win was Manhattanville�s first since the Valiants won the 2006 ECAC Metro Tournament Championship last November against Farmingdale State . Manhattanville�s 13 non-conference opponents in 2007 had a combined 94-53-16 record entering Tuesday�s action after the Valiants made an effort to upgrade their schedule following a school-record 14 wins in 2006 as a member of the Skyline Conference.
Rachael Donatiello made eight saves for the Monarchs (3-10-1, 1-1-0 Freedom), who beat Delaware Valley 2-1 Saturday in their league opener. Meghan O�Kane, Kaitlin Wilcox and Meghan Snavely each had two shots for the hosts.
The Valiants (1-11-2, 1-0-0 Freedom) and Knights will play at GoValiants.com Field Saturday at 1:00 p.m. in the first match of a Manhattanville soccer doubleheader. Arcadia entered Tuesday�s action with a 10-2-1 overall record after a 2-1 defeat of DeSales Saturday.
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Submitted 2007-10-09 16:30:15 by Manhattanville College Sports Information Department
