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NYU Women Fall to Montclair State, 3-2, Despite Assing's Two Tallies
A goal by Montclair State University freshman Christyn Scilleri at 68:56 broke a 2-2 tie as the Red Hawks defeated New York University 3-2 in women's soccer action Sunday afternoon at Sprague Field in Montclair, NJ.
Freshman forward Rebecca Assing tickled the twine twice in the second half for the Violets (10-4-1), who nearly overcame a 2-0 halftime deficit before dropping their fourth straight decision.
Scilleri and junior defender Angela Martone each tallied a goal and an assist for the Red Hawks (7-8-1).
Trailing 2-0 at the break, NYU quickly split its deficit in half just 22 seconds into the second stanza. Freshman forward Filiz Kipcakli made a run along the endline and floated a cross to Assing, who rose above Montclair State Leah Tepperman (two saves) goalkeeper and headed it home.
After consistenly forcing the issue in the final third of the pitch, the Violets got the equalizer at 65:33, again off the head off Assing. After sophomore midfielder Lucy Dolly Caires' corner kick got cleared out of the box, freshman midfielder Britta Gauthier collected it on the right flank and sent a high pass into the box that Assing redirected for her team-high eighth tally this season.
However, the Red Hawks snapped the 2-2 deadlock at 68:56 when Scilleri slid a shot across the goal line, her ninth goal of the year, off a feed from Martone.
Martone started the scoring for the Red Hawks, blasting home a one-timer off a Scilleri pass from 25 yards out at 22:12. Sophomore forward Natalia Sisti netted her team-best ninth goal, getting off a strong shot as she lost her balance, to make it 2-0 at 31:42.
Between the pipes for NYU, senior Katie Barnes started and played the first 45 minutes, making one save. Junior Rebekah Kramer played the second half and made one save while also allowing a goal.
Both teams got off nine shots, while NYU owned a 7-3 edge in corner kicks.
NYU returns to action Friday, Oct. 26, when it travels to Pittsburgh to face University Athletic Association (UAA) rival Carnegie Mellon University at 7:30 p.m.
Submitted 2007-10-21 13:17:06 by New York University Sports Information Department
