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Mount Saint Vincent Welcomes St. Joseph’s-L.I. To Riverdale In Opening Round Of Skyline Tournament

Dolphins and Golden Eagles square-off at 1:00 p.m.

Riverdale, N.Y. – For the second straight season the College of Mount Saint Vincent Women's Soccer will appear in the Skyline Conference Tournament and for the first time in program history the Dolphins will host an Opening Round contest when they welcome fifth seed St. Joseph's-L.I. to Riverdale on Saturday afternoon. The Dolphins and Golden Eagles will kick-off at 1:00 p.m. with Live Stats available here.
 
At A Glance – Mount Saint Vincent enters Saturday's game with a 13-4 overall record and closed the regular season winners of eight of its last 10 outings. The Dolphins posted a 5-3 home record in 2014 and their 13 wins set a new program single season record.
 
Freshman Megan DeRosa (Cornwall, N.Y.) leads Mount Saint Vincent in goals with 18, including six game winners, and points with 43 heading into Saturday's contest, both marks setting new single season standards in program history. DeRosa has scored in each of the last six games she has appeared in and has found the back of the net at least twice in a game on five occasions.
 
DeRosa is one of eight players with at least 10 points on the season with Alicia Forgione (Lawrenceville, N.J.) sitting second in goals with eight and points with 18. Kelly Gibison (Waterford Works, N.J.) enters the weekend with seven goals and Joyce Pagliuca (Yorktown Heights, N.Y.) has potted six goals, including her first game winner in a 3-0 win at Purchase on October 22.
 
Freshman Elizabeth Martin (Lawrenceville, N.J.) earned 10 wins in goal and posted two shutouts, posting a 1.17 goals against average and a .759 save percentage in just under 1,000 minutes played. She made 41 saves in 14 starts.
 
Through the regular season, Mount Saint Vincent has set new single season marks in wins (13), goals (80), assists (68) and points (228). The Mount got off to the best start in program history after winning its first five outings and later in the season posted the longest single season winning streak with six straight victories from September 30 – October 15.
 
Head Coach: In his third season leading the women's soccer program Giuseppe Pennetti has guided the Mount to a 32-21 overall record, improving the team's win total in each of his three years at the helm. In 2014 the Dolphins shattered the single season record for team goals, assists and points and in 2013 he mentored a trio of All-Skyline Conference Performers.
 
A Look At St. Joseph's-L.I. – The Golden Eagles enter Saturday's game with a 7-11-2 overall record and winners of three of their last five regular season games. St. Joseph's is coming off a 6-1 non-conference win over St. Joseph's-Brooklyn in the regular season finale. The game featured six different goals scorers with Kathryn Condron and Megan Locke each picking up two assists. Hannah Steffens earned the win in goal with four saves.
 
Jennifer Martino is the team's offensive leader after producing a team-high 29 points in the regular season on the strength of team-highs in goals with 11 and assists with seven. She joins Claire Brady with a team-high two game winning goals through the first 20 games of the year. Katie McGarrell earned five of the team's seven wins in goals after making 102 saves and posted a .750 save percentage.
 
The 2014 Match-Up – The Dolphins scored their first ever win over the Golden Eagles on October 10 with a 3-2 home triumph. Megan DeRosa scored two goals in the game for the Dolphins and Elizabeth Martin picked up the win in goal with four stops. Jennifer Martino and Joann Murino were the goal scorers for St. Joseph's in the game.
 
Mount Saint Vincent finished the game with a 20-16 advantage in shots, with the Golden Eagles taking two of the three corner kicks in the game.
 
The Series – Heading into Saturday's conference tournament game, St. Joseph's-L.I. holds a 10-1 record against Mount Saint Vincent since the start of the 2004 season. The Dolphins 3-2 win on October 10 stopped a 10 game losing skid to the Golden Eagles, marking their first ever win against St. Joseph's. Over the 11 game stretch, St. Joseph's has outscored Mount Saint Vincent 46-5.
 
Community Service – Prior to both soccer games on campus on Saturday and the Women's Volleyball game, the College of Mount Saint Vincent will sponsor a clothing drive in conjunction with the Skyline Conference Student-Athlete Advisory Committee. All donations will be given to My Sisters Place in White Plains, N.Y. to help support victims of Domestic Violence. Donation boxes will be set up at the Athletic Field at Marillac and the Peter Jay Sharp Center lobby.

Skyline Conference Tournament – In addition to the Mount Saint Vincent and St. Joseph's-L.I. contest, Old Westbury will travel to Sage Saturday afternoon in the second quarterfinal game. The winner of the Mount Saint Vincent tilt will head to top seeded Farmingdale State on Wednesday with the Sage winner traveling to Mount Saint Mary. The two semifinal winners will square-off at Purchase on November 8 as part of the Skyline Conference Fall Festival. 

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