A pair of penalty-kick goals just 19 seconds apart midway through the first half from graduate student Alicia Zamora led Canisius to a 3-0 victory over Marist in Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference women's soccer action Wednesday at the Demske Sports Complex.
The Golden Griffins improved to 8-1-1 overall and remained unbeaten in conference play at 5-0-0 with their seventh straight victory. The Red Foxes, meanwhile, fell to 2-7-2 overall and 2-3-0 in MAAC play.
Canisius' first two shots of the game came off the foot of Zamora on her penalty kicks in the 30th minute. The first came from a foul on Red Foxes goaltender Maddy Catalanotti, followed moments later by a yellow card in the box on Maille McDermott.
The Griffs extended their lead to three in the 61st minute with a goal from senior Madeline Weltin, who found the back of the net for the fourth straight contest on a pass from junior Skylar Cornell. Senior Emma Oliphant was credited with the secondary assist on the play.
The three goals were more than enough for the Griffs and goaltender Jordan Spencer as the Red Foxes only registered one shot in the second half on way to Spencer's sixth shutout of the season.
GAME NOTES
• Wednesday's game served as the 27th contest between Canisius and Marist. Marist still leads 16-10-1 in the all-time series with the Griffs' victory on Wednesday.
• Zamora became the first Canisius player to take two penalty kick goals in the same game and the first to score on to in the same game with her performance on Wednesday.
• Canisius has attempted a program-record four penalty kicks this season, all of which have been taken and scored on by Zamora, who is a perfect 11-for-11 in penalty-kick attempts during her career.
• The Griffs out-shot the Red Foxes, 17-10. Zamora led Canisius with five shot attempts, two of which were on net.
• Weltin (five goals) extended her point and goal-scoring streaks to four games with her second-half tally on Saturday.
• Spencer is now one shutout away from being second all-time in Canisius history for career shutouts with 16.
• Senior Sophia Konstantinou extended her consecutive minute streak to 1,710 straight minutes played.
• Canisius remains unbeaten at home this season, improving to 5-0-1 at the Demske, its best start at home since the 2010 season.
UP NEXT
Canisius returns to the pitch Saturday with a road contest against Iona. Kickoff is slated for 11 a.m. at Mazzella Field in New Rochelle, N.Y.
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