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Canisius women's soccer players Maggie Cregan (left), Mia Iacona (center) and Skylar Cornell (right) celebrate after Cornell's first-half goal
Lindy Feider
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Saint Peter's SPU (5-9-3, 2-8-1)
5
Winner Canisius CAN (6-8-1, 6-4-1)
Saint Peter's SPU
(5-9-3, 2-8-1)
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Final
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Canisius CAN
(6-8-1, 6-4-1)
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Saint Peter's SPU 0 1 1
Canisius CAN 2 3 5

Game Recap: Women's Soccer |

Women’s Soccer Cruises to Victory over Saint Peter’s on Senior Day

Canisius used goals from five different players as it cruised to a 5-1 victory over Saint Peter's in Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference women's soccer action Saturday at the Demske Sports Complex in Buffalo.

Senior Skylar Cornell, juniors Elizabeth Cavanaugh and Jazmin Herrera, sophomore Azaria Fagan and freshman Emilia Nuttall all found the back of the net for the Golden Griffins (6-8-1, 6-4-1 MAAC). Junior Jessica Whitaker dished out three assists while Fagan also pitched in a helper as both played finished with three-point days.

Joana Dias accounted for the lone goal for the Peacocks (5-9-3, 2-8-1 MAAC). Emma Lopes and Bergljot Kristinsdottir split time in goal for the visitors, combining for five saves.

Cornell opened the scoring in the 30th minute when she played a ball from the left side that went over the head of Lopes and into the right side of the net for her third goal of the season.
Cavanaugh doubled the Griffs advantage in the 44th minute, tapping home a pass from junior Mary Molloy from close range to make it a 2-0 lead for the Griffs.

Dias notched her team-leading fifth goal of the season in the 50th minute to bring Saint Peter's within one, but Nuttall restored Canisius' two-goal cushion less than eight minutes later, heading home a Whitaker free kick for her first collegiate tally.

Fagan stretched the Griffs cushion to three with a rebound goal on an initial attempt from junior Maggie Cregan while Herrera closed out scoring in the final minute to regulation, capitalizing on Whitaker's cross to notch her first collegiate goal to determine the four-goal margin of victory.

GAME NOTES
• Canisius outshot Saint Peter's by a 17-15 margin on Saturday, highlighted by a 5-2 edge in the first half.
• The Griffs took seven of the 11 corner kicks awarded in the contest, including all five in the first half.
• Canisius tallied a season-high five goals on Saturday, marking the third time this season the Griffs scored three-or-more goals in a game.
• Junior Mary Malloy notched her first career assist with the primary helper on Cavanaugh's first-half goal.
• Junior Maggie Cregan posted her first assist of the campaign with her assist on Fagan's second-half marker.
• Whitaker established a career high for assists in a game with her three-assist performance against the Peacocks. She is the second Canisius player to turn in a three-assist performance in as many seasons as former Griff Erin Weir finished with three helpers against Le Moyne on Sept. 18, 2024.
• Redshirt freshman Ally Smith made her collegiate debut on Saturday, playing the final 7:47 of the contest and making two saves.
 
UP NEXT
Canisius closes out the regular season Oct. 29 with a road contest at Battle of the Bridge rival Niagara.
Start time for the contest between the Griffs and Purple Eagles is slated for 7 p.m. at Niagara Field in Lewiston, N.Y.
 
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