WOMEN’S SOCCER FIRST ROUND
No. 4 Mercy – 4, No. 5 Roberts Wesleyan – 1
Box Score
DOBBS FERRY, NY – All-ECC First Team forward Ancksu Dixon recorded six points on two goals and two assists to factor into all four of No. 4 Mercy’s second-half scoring plays in a 4-1 win over No. 5 Roberts Wesleyan in ECC Women’s Soccer Championship First Round action at Mercy Field on Thursday afternoon. The Mavericks (10-7-2, 4-3-0 ECC) now advance to face No. 1 Molloy in a semifinal match-up slated for Sunday, November 10 at noon.
Dixon and All-ECC Third Team forward Hailey Metzger worked together for Mercy’s first two goals, as Metgzer threaded the needle to find Dixon for the equalizer (47’) before Dixon collected a rebound off of Metzger’s initial shot and put away her second of the afternoon (61’).
Fellow Mercy forward Amiah Washington scored the Mavs’ following two goals, the first assisted by Dixon and defender Ana Polychroniades (64’) and the second assisted, once again, by Dixon (90’).
Roberts Wesleyan (5-10-1, 3-4-0 ECC) had taken advantage of a Mercy defensive miscue early in the first half as RWU midfielder Ella White found the ball at her feet and buried a right-footed blast from the top of the box to give the Redhawks a 1-0 lead in the 9th minute.
From that point, All-ECC Third Team goalkeeper Anneliese Becker settled in and made nine saves in the full 90:00 to anchor the Mavs’ defense to the win.
WOMEN’S SOCCER FIRST ROUND
No. 3 Queens – 3, No. 6 St. Thomas Aquinas – 2
Box Score
FLUSHING, NY – Holding off a furious comeback attempt by the Spartans, No. 3 Queens (10-6-1, 4-3-0 ECC) earned a 3-2 win over No. 6 St. Thomas Aquinas in ECC Women’s Soccer Championship First Round action at Varsity Soccer Field on Thursday evening. The Knights now advance to face No. 2 Daemen in a semifinal match-up slated for Sunday, November 10 at 11:00 AM.
Queens broke through in the 39th minute, when midfielder Anna Tavantzis collected a loose ball and hit the back of the net.
Just over four minutes later, Tavantzis would find All-ECC First Team forward Julia Ragone, who buried her 10th goal of the year to put QC up, 2-0, in time for the halftime break.
All-ECC Third Team midfielder Adriana Melgar chipped in Queens’ third goal in the 59th minute, assisted by Jenna Rosenberger.
St. Thomas Aquinas (3-10-3, 2-4-1 ECC) stormed almost all the way back with back-to-back, unassisted goals from All-ECC Second Team forward Amalie Steen (82’) and midfielder Natalie Oden (90’), but a last-minute shot with three seconds remaining from midfielder Ninni Ringstad missed left.
For the match, the Knights’ defense held the Spartans’ offense to just five total shots on goal.