Syracuse Beats UNH In Opener, 2-1

Thursday, August 18

Syracuse, NY

7 PM

Syracuse University

New Hampshire

8/18/2022 9:34:00 PM | Women's Soccer

Box Score Highlights

Sophomore Erin Flurey and senior Florence Vaillancourt provided Syracuse with a two-goal advantage and the Orange held off New Hampshire, 2-1, at the SU Soccer Stadium.

It was the season opener for both squads. The Orange improved the program's all-time record in season starters to 15-8-4.

HOW THE GAME WAS DECIDED
Flurey, who missed all of her freshman year with an injury sustained before she arrived at Syracuse, started the evening's scoring by driving to the net and tallying just 2:13 into the contest. The Orange maintained a steady attack on the Wildcats and by the intermission owned a 9-2 lead in shot attempts.

Vaillancourt benefited from a beautiful feed from graduate student Chelsea Dumond and put Syracuse ahead 2-0 at the 51:18 mark. The Orange did not relinquish the lead the rest of the way.

WILDCATS CLAW BACK
Trailing 2-0, the visitors rallied. Junior Alivia Kelly headed in a pass from junior Emily Bini, cutting the 'Cuse advantage to one with more than 25 minutes remaining. Syracuse's defense tightened around senior goalkeeper Michaela Walsh and the Orange held on.

Walsh finished with four saves for Syracuse.

NOTABLE NUMBERS

The Orange outshot the Wildcats, 19-11, and led in shots on goal, 10-5.
Syracuse had a 13-4 advantage in corner kicks.
Flurey's goal was the first of her collegiate career at Syracuse.
Vaillancourt earned her initial goal in a Syracuse uniform. A transfer from Niagara, Vaillancourt was the Mid-Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) Offensive Player of the Year with the Purple Eagles a season ago.
Graduate student Jenna Tivnan made her team-best 49th career start.
Making their first career starts for Syracuse were: Walsh and Vaillancourt, both seniors, sophomore Kendyl Lauher, and freshmen Alyssa Abramson and Grace Gillard.
Three other Syracuse freshmen saw their first collegiate action -- Maya McDermott, Anna Rupert and Gianna Savella.

NEXT GAME
Syracuse hosts Connecticut on Sunday, August 21, at 1:00 p.m. at the SU Soccer Stadium. Admission is free. The game will be available by live stream on the ACC Network Extra.