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Game Winner vs. Mount
Graham Smith - Iona Athletics
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Mount St. Mary's MSM (6-8-2, 3-5-2)
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Winner Iona IONA (6-7-4, 4-4-2)
Mount St. Mary's MSM
(6-8-2, 3-5-2)
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Final
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Iona IONA
(6-7-4, 4-4-2)
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Mount St. Mary's MSM 0 1 1
Iona IONA 0 2 2

Game Recap: Women's Soccer | | Brian Duane / Assistant AD / Athletic Communications

Iona WSOC Uses Late Comeback to Beat Mount, 2-1

NEW ROCHELLE, NY— The Iona University women's soccer team utilized a late second half comeback to secure a 2-1 win over Mount in the final home game of the regular season at Mazzella Field. Sophomore Payton Foster buried the game winner with four seconds left and graduate student Kate McNally set the program's all-time assist record with an assist on the play.

Sophomore Marissa Graziano recorded the equalizer in the 88th minute on a penalty kick goal. Both Graziano and Foster tallied their team leading sixth goals of the season for the Maroon & Gold. Senior Myla Rodrigues and McNally recorded the assists on the game winner. McNally became the program's all-time leader in assists with the 16th assist of her career. She broke the program record that stood for 30 years by Arrigoni Hall of Fame member, Tatum Nussbaum '99 from 1992-1994.

GAME SUMMARY

Iona had an early corner kick chance in the seventh minute as McNally sent the cross into the box for Graziano to place the header towards the right post but the Mount defense was there to clear the shot attempt.

Mount looked to score in the 12th minute on a long through ball out to Cassidy Nichols just past the Iona back line. Rookie Kalya Kalbaugh made the point blank save for the Maroon & Gold. A tightly contested opening half saw both teams attempt five shots with the two goalkeepers making two stops.
 
Out of the intermission, Mount gained momentum early eventually drawing a foul in the box against the Iona defense for the penalty kick chance in the 54th minute. Sydoney Clarke buried the penalty kick goal to give the Mountaineers a 1-0 lead.
 
Iona looked for the equalizer in the 58th minute with a corner kick chance as Graziano fired another header on goal but Adelaide Paredes made the save for Mount. The Gaels held a 4-2 advantage on shots over the next eight minutes of play as the team looked to tie the game but were unable to generate shots on goal.
 
As the game wore down, Iona continued to press in the Mountaineers end. A hand ball call from the referee in the 88th minute on the Mount defense inside the box gave the Gaels a chance to tie the game with a penalty kick. Graziano stepped up and buried the penalty to the back right corner to knot the game up at 1-1.

The Maroon & Gold continued to press firing two more shots in on the Mount defense before drawing one final corner with 20 seconds left. McNally sprinted across the field to take the corner kick and delivered the corner cross into the box with 12 seconds remaining. Rodrigues made the initial touch as her header attempt went straight in the air and Foster was there to bury the game winning goal with four seconds left to secure the victory.

TEAM STATS

  • Iona outshot Mount, 16-9 for the game including a 6-3 margin for shots on goal.
  • The Mountaineers recorded four saves in goal from Adelaide Paredes while Kalbaugh made two stops for the Gaels.
  • Iona held a 6-4 advantage for corner kicks

AROUND THE MAAC

  • League leading Quinnipiac earned a 1-0 win at Manhattan.
  • Siena also recorded a road win, defeating Niagara, 2-1 in Lewiston.
  • Rider went on the road and beat Saint Peter's, 2-1
  • Sacred Heart travels to Merrimack for a late afternoon contest.
  • Fairfield squares off against Marist in a 7:00 p.m. matchup in Poughkeepsie.

UP NEXT

The Gaels travel to Connecticut on Saturday, October 26 for a noon matchup at Quinnipiac in the first game of a doubleheader with the men's programs to follow at 3:00 p.m. from Quinnipiac Soccer & Lacrosse Stadium.
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