DOBBS FERRY, N.Y. (Oct. 3, 2011) – On a rainy Monday afternoon, the Mercy College women's soccer squad stumbled in its East Coast Conference match against Queens College, 3-0 at Mavericks Field in Dobbs Ferry, N.Y. With the win, the Knights improved to 4-3 overall and 2-1 in the league. Following the defeat, the Mavericks fell to 2-8 overall and 1-2 in conference play.
Queens scored early as sophomore forward Andrea Slavin (Floral Park, N.Y.) scored off a rebound of her own shot a second earlier. The rest of the first period remained 1-0 in favor of the guests.
Mercy's defense held the Knights scoreless coming out of halftime through the 76th minute. Queens junior forward Brittany Silipo (Bay Shore, N.Y.) found a loose ball and with Mercy's goalkeeper out of place, tapped it into the netting. Four minutes later, the Knights scored again as Queens would go on to lockdown the 3-0 victory.
For the Mavericks, freshman forward Ashley Guerrero (East Meadow, N.Y.) had two shots on goal, while her sister, GK Krystal Guerrero made four saves and was strapped with the loss.
Queens held the slight edge in shots (14-11).
Head Coach Jonathan Feinstein and the Mavericks return to the field on Thursday when they host another ECC-opponent in Molloy College. Kickoff is set for 3:00 p.m.