The Saint Joseph's women's soccer team is set to open its 2022 schedule with a pair of challenging road contests this weekend. The Hawks start the year with a 7 p.m. road game at St. John's on Thursday, and then head to West Virginia for a 1 p.m. matchup with the Mountaineers on Sunday.
The Hawks enter the season looking to build upon their thrilling run to the semifinals of the Atlantic 10 Championship a season ago. Backed by 18 returning letterwinners, including nine starters, St. Joe's is poised to take the next step in 2022.
In goal, junior
Katie Cappelletti is coming off a career season as she set career-highs in shutouts (seven) and saves (114), while senior
Kathleen Rivera adds depth and experience for the Hawks.
On defense, Saint Joseph's added talented transfer
Amanda Maxson from Cincinnati to a veteran core of returning letterwinners in
Erica Behr,
Kayla Flanders,
Danielle Stuart,
Quinn Sokol and
Chloe Khelil that helped the Hawks rank among the conference leaders in shutouts.
Named to the A-10 All-Conference Team last year,
Ashley Orendac paced the Hawks in goals (five) and points (10) in 2021. Along with Orendac, the Hawks return letterwinners
Maddie Anderson,
Nicole Angelini,
Miranda Behr,
Rachel Brown,
Lauren Hatt and
Natalie Nevins, while welcoming transfer
Mairin Boyle and rookie
Jayda Shehadi
Graduate student
Izzy Greene leads a youthful frontline that includes
Sam Dumont,
Jiselle Daniels and
Lucia Zovak, and newcomers
Chloe Oudin,
Aaniyah Street and
Natalee Vicari.
Picked seventh in the Atlantic 10 Preseason Poll, Saint Joseph's is set to prove prognosticators wrong as the Hawks challenge for both an A-10 title and NCAA Tournament appearance.
