The Saint Joseph's women's soccer team clinched an Atlantic 10 postseason berth with a 3-1 victory over George Washington in the Hawks' home finale on Thursday evening.
How It Happened
• Saint Joseph's jumped out to a 1-0 lead just 61 seconds in as
Nicole Angelini scored inside the box off a pass from
Sam Dumont.
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Natalie Nevins converted a penalty kick to extend the Hawks' advantage to 2-0 at 38:59.
• George Washington's Kelly Poole cut the St. Joe's lead to 2-1 on a goal at 53:42.
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Jiselle Daniels answered less than four minutes later as she scored from inside the George Washington box to make it 3-1.
Inside The Boxscore
• In goal,
Katie Cappelletti made a game-high seven saves to earn the victory.
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Maddie Anderson earned an assist on Daniels' goal.
• Saint Joseph's has now earned an A-10 Championship bid in eight of the past nine seasons, and 12 times under head coach
Jess Mannella.
Up Next
The Ha
wks wrap up the regular season on Sunday at Saint Louis at 2 p.m.
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