By DAVID MEISTER
Staff Writer
The last two games of the men’s soccer regular season took place this week. Last Tuesday they took on the 22nd ranked Southern Connecticut State Owls, which they fought a long and hard battle with and ended with a 0-0 draw. The biggest moment of the match came in the second overtime when sophomore goalkeeper Gianni Carillo stopped a penalty kick by the Owls to keep it scoreless and that’s how it ended. They looked to end their season on a high note against the New Haven Chargers on Friday which they did 3-1. The three goals were all scored in the second half. The Golden Knights’ scoring was opened up by junior forward Paulo Sdoia, freshman midfielder Andrew Lule, and senior forward Suleiman Haruna-iya. The team finishes the regular season 6-8-2 and will enter the NE-10 Championship as the number six seed and will play today against the three seed Southern Connecticut State Owls.
Also wrapping up their regular season was women’s soccer. Last Wednesday they were up against the Pace Setters who they beat 2-1. Saint Rose scored one goal per half, the first half goal was scored by sophomore midfielder Victoria Barris and the second half goal came from sophomore forward Caitlyn Dabagian.
“Our starting eleven did a phenomenal job handling such tough competition,” said junior captain Morgan Burchhardt. “They showed resilience and grit throughout the match in order to ensure a vital 3 points at home.”
They looked to ride that momentum into into the finale against the Southern New Hampshire Penmen but the match ended in a 1-1 tie. The lone goal for the Golden Knights was scored in the first half by freshman midfielder Carlletia Savizon. Women’s soccer finishes their season with a 12-3-2 record and will head into the NE-10 Championship as the number three seed. They will take on the Assumption Greyhounds, the six seed, today at home, game starts at 7 p.m. “We must win in order to potentially return to the NCAA tournement and that is our goal as a team,” said Burchhardt.
In women’s volleyball, Saint Rose was up against the Merrimack Warriors last Friday. They took the win three sets to nothing (25-16, 25-19, 25-21). Leading the way for the Golden Knights was sophomore outside hitter Stevie Schweitzer with 12 kills on the day. They looked to make it two wins in a row against the Assumption Greyhounds which they did, winning three sets to one (25-22, 25-12, 23-25, 29-27). Junior middle hitter Shayna Webber led the team with 14 kills for the match. The Golden Knights are now an even 12-12 on the season and will look to extend their win streak to three when they take on the American International Yellow Jackets tonight at home, the match starts at 7 p.m.
Finally, both men’s and women’s golf wrapped up their seasons last week in Brewster, Massachusetts at the NEIGA Championships. Starting on the men’s side, the Golden Knights finished in fifth in a field that had seven teams in it. The winners were the Bentley Falcons and tying for second were the Franklin Pierce Ravens and Assumption Greyhounds. The top man for Saint Rose was junior Michael Pilkington who finished tied for second in the individual standings at even par. On the women’s side, the Golden Knights finished second in a field of three teams. The champions were the Assumption Greyhounds. The top woman for Saint Rose was sophomore Audrey Jones who finished third in the individual championship at +26.
“I didn’t realize how good I was playing until after the round when I was looking at the leaderboard,” said Jones. “I was really happy with how I played because it was the first time I had played infront of my parents all year.”
