Women's Soccer Edges Siena 1-0

Junior forward Sylvia Kowalski tallied her fifth goal of the season in the second minute of the game and junior keeper Daniella Pettinari made five saves in Canisius' 1-0 win over Siena Sunday Oct. 5. The Griffs advance to 7-1-3 overall, 2-0-0 MAAC while the Saints fall to 8-1-2 overall, 1-1-0 in the league.

Kowalski's took a clean pass from senior Rebecca Shupe and chipped the ball into the net. The ball rolled past Siena keeper Lauren Ettinger for the game-winning goal.

Siena recorded 14 shots against Pettinari through 90 minutes, including three shots in the last nine minutes of the game.

“It feels great when you're 2-0 in the MAAC," said Canisius coach Jim Wendling. "This is a good win against a really good Siena team, which has been hot all season long. The game was won with a team effort in defending. We played smart and we worked hard.”

The Griffs return to action on Friday, Oct. 10 at conference rival Iona. Game time is set for 3 p.m.

Game Notes: The Griffs' win broke Siena's ten-game unbeaten streak....The win marks Canisius' fifth shutout this year...The last time that the Blue and Gold had five shutouts in the first 11 games was in 1992, the first year of MAAC play...The last time Canisius was 2-0 in MAAC play was in 1998, when the Griffs beat Niagara and Manhattan....The 21 goals for the Griffs through 11 games is the most for the program since 1996.

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Players Mentioned

#11 Sylvia Kowalski: M/F; 5' 6"; Junior

#0 Daniella Pettinari: GK; 5' 4"; Junior

#25 Rebecca Shupe: M/B; 5' 7"; Senior

Players Mentioned

#11 Sylvia Kowalski
: 5' 6"; Junior
: M/F

#0 Daniella Pettinari
: 5' 4"; Junior
: GK

#25 Rebecca Shupe
: 5' 7"; Senior
: M/B

Players Mentioned

#11 Sylvia Kowalski

#0 Daniella Pettinari

#25 Rebecca Shupe

Players Mentioned

#11 Sylvia Kowalski

#0 Daniella Pettinari

#25 Rebecca Shupe