Post by FU73 on Aug 27, 2016 14:12:41 GMT -5
The first-ever crosstown rivalry match belongs to the Fairfield Stags. Pamela Coufos found the back of the net in the 57th minute and Faith Daley capped the phyiscal game in exciting fashion with a buzzer beating goal as the Stags was victorious in the first-ever crosstown rivalry, beating Sacred Heart 2-0 for their first victory of 2016.
"After two tough results on the West Coast trip that helped us prepare for the remaining non-conference slate, we challenged the team with a 'backs to the wall' mentality," Head Coach Jim O'Brien said. "All week in preparation we discussed a 'must-win'" scenario for the game. They all responded very well in the rivalry game."
"We put ourselves into a hole by making poor decisions early on," Coach O'Brien said. "Once we settled down, the game began to go our way and of course the goals came. Having weathered that early second half storm was the difference. In the end, the big difference is that we had the better goalkeeper. Jenna Pike kept our opponent at bay all night and posted a well deserved shutout."
The Stags (1-2-0) will now look to win both of their games in the Yale Classic when they take on the Bryant Bulldogs on Sunday at 12:30pm.
"After two tough results on the West Coast trip that helped us prepare for the remaining non-conference slate, we challenged the team with a 'backs to the wall' mentality," Head Coach Jim O'Brien said. "All week in preparation we discussed a 'must-win'" scenario for the game. They all responded very well in the rivalry game."
"We put ourselves into a hole by making poor decisions early on," Coach O'Brien said. "Once we settled down, the game began to go our way and of course the goals came. Having weathered that early second half storm was the difference. In the end, the big difference is that we had the better goalkeeper. Jenna Pike kept our opponent at bay all night and posted a well deserved shutout."
The Stags (1-2-0) will now look to win both of their games in the Yale Classic when they take on the Bryant Bulldogs on Sunday at 12:30pm.