The College of Staten Island Women's Soccer Team will take the pitch at home for the last time this season when they face the New York University Violets at 12 PM. The 6-6-1 Dolphins will recognize six seniors, Najet Hessam, Rita Henriquez, Rebecca D'Aloia, Lizbeth Aparicio, Nicole Mignone and Natalia Sandor, ahead of the opening kickoff and the 9-5 Violets will be looking to make it a perfect 5-0 all-time against CSI.
CSI VS. NYU AT-A-GLANCE
Matchup: College of Staten Island (6-6-1) vs. NYU (9-5)
Where: CSI Soccer Complex, 2800 Victory Boulevard - Staten Island, NY
Live Video: https://csidolphins.com/sports/2017/7/3/csi-sportsnet-2017-18.aspx
All-Time Series: NYU leads, 4-0
Last Meeting: September 27, 2017 - NYU won, 3-0
Players to Watch (CSI): CSI's top goal-scorers, Mirsade Pelinkovic, Samantha LaValle and Amber Mitchell, all have six. Nicole Mignone and Jordan Yagos have also contributed multiple goals with 3 and 4 respectively. Coming off of her best game of the season, Samantha Beaudreault has seen her goals allowed average has dip below 2.00 goals per game to go along with her 71% save percentage. For Lizbeth Aparicio, her eqaulizing goal against the Bloodhounds on Wednesday was her second, and she is joined on the back line by Rebecca D'Aloia who prevented several more John Jay scoring chances in the Dolphins previous game with her play defensively. Gabrielle Chirco has also seen some increased minutes in the back as well, and she picked up the assist on the Aparicio goal on Wednesday.
Players to Watch (NYU): NYU is led in scoring by a pair of players who have scored five goals, Gabriella Funk and Isabelle Turner. Each has also dished out two assists good for third on the team. Both Sam March and Lila Keltz have found the back of the net three times and March has tallied a team-leading four assists. Keltz is right behind her with three and is joined by Elie Marks for second on the team. In goal, Meghan Marhan has started all but one of the NYU games allowing only .80 goals per with an 82% save percentage on 104 shots faced..
News & Notes: This will be the first time these two teams have met since 2017 when NYU defeated CSI 3-0. The Violets hold a 27-3 scoring advantage in the four games played between these two teams since 2008 and will be looking to snap a three-game losing streak against the Dolphins today. For CSI, they will be looking to eclipse the .500 mark once again in their final match of the season.
