October 9, 2001
NCAA Division I Women’s Soccer Result
October 12, 2001
Fairleigh
Dickinson Defeats Long Island 2-1 in Women's Soccer
Stephanie Williams Scores Game
Winner in 66th Minute
Brooklyn, NY -- The Fairleigh Dickinson University women's soccer team (3-7, 2-5 NEC) defeated Long Island (2-9, 2-4 NEC) in a Northeast Conference match-up tonight. The win for the Knights marks the second Northeast Conference win for the second-year program. With five matches left in the season, the 2001 Knights have surpassed the 2-16-1 record posted in the program's first year and have tied the scoring output with 13 goals so far on the season.
The Blackbirds opened the scoring at 17:30 with a goal by Rosette Rough. The Knights' Kelly Geraghty (Elmont, NY/Sewanhaka) tied the score at 41:05 off a pass from Josephine Fucci (Staten Island, NY/St. Joseph by the Sea), Fucci's first career assist.
With the scored tied at 1-1 Stephanie Williams (Randolph, MA/Braintree) scored the game-winner on her lone shot of the game, a 15-yard kick assisted once again by Fucci.
Knight goalkeeper Megan McDonnell (Richmond Hill, NY/Cardozo) made six saves to earn her third win of the season.
Fairleigh Dickinson
returns to action with a home match against Quinnipiac on Wednesday,
October 17th at 3pm.
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