THE BASICS 

Score: 
Emmanuel College, 3 – Norwich University, 0

Records: 
Emmanuel College Saints (9-1-1, 5-1 GNAC)
Norwich University Cadets (2-7-1, 0-5-1 GNAC)

Location: Northfield, Vt. – Sabine Field

Date: Saturday, October 1, 2022

THE LEAD – Junior forward Addie LeGault (Farmington, Conn.) scored a pair of goals to lift Emmanuel College past host Norwich University, 3-0, Saturday evening in Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) women's soccer action at Sabine Field.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• EC took a 1-0 lead on LeGault's eighth goal of the year in the 14^th minute of the opening half. Senior forward Megan McMillen (North Branford, Conn.) fired a shot from the right wing off the crossbar that LeGault cleaned up for her first score of the night.
• EC controlled the action during the first half, outshooting the Cadets by an 11-3 margin.
• LeGault doubled up the Saints lead just 1:20 into the second half with her team-leading ninth goal on an unassisted finish to make it a 2-0 score.
• With 16:14 to play in regulation, the Saints had what appeared to be a breakaway where junior forward Brooklynn Ortiz (South Portland, Maine) was pulled down in the box on a foul that would result in a penalty kick. Following a brief conversation between the center official and the AR, the foul was negated on an offside call to thwart the scoring opportunity.
• The Saints sealed the win in the 89th minute as first year Liz McCormick (Cumberland, R.I.) took a through-ball from Ortiz in for the Saints third goal of the night to account for the 3-0 final.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• The game-winner was the sixth of LeGault's career, moving her into a tie for 10^th all-time in program history with Katie Baribeault '03 and Mikayla Guthrie '19.
• The 9-1-1 (.864) record is the best start in program history through 11 matches for the Saints.
• First year goalie Patricia Kirejczyk (Ansonia, Conn.) posted the shutout, the team's eighth of the season, making one save to improve to 8-0 in net.
• NU sophomore keeper Rebecca Karis (Fayetteville, N.C.) made eight saves for the Cadets in the loss.

UP NEXT

• The Saints return to Boston for a Wednesday affair vs. Albertus Magnus College at 7:00 PM for another midweek GNAC showdown at Clemente Field.  
• Norwich hosts Rivier the same night at 7:00 PM with both programs in search of their first GNAC win of the 2022 campaign.