Staten Island, NY - The College of Staten Island Women's Soccer team will start their 2021 season as part of the University of Bridgeport's Women's Soccer Classic playing two games in three days over the weekend in Bridgeport, Connecticut. CSI will be playing two non-conference DII opponents. The first game will be on Friday, September 3rd against the Yellow Jackets of American International College (AIC) at 1:00pm. Two days later, on Sunday, September 5th, CSI will take on the Penmen of Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU) at 12:00pm.
 
LAST TIME OUT
This is CSI's first meeting ever against both colleges. The Dolphins will be looking to rebound from their fall 2019 campaign where they finished one game under .500. The women graduated a slew of seniors within the last year and a half and thus will be bringing out a nearly entirely new team on field come Friday afternoon. Meanwhile for SNHU, like CSI, they last played in fall of 2019. The Penmen finished with a 10-6-2 clip averaging over two goals per-game while giving up under two goals per-game. The Yellow Jackets might have an upper hand against all opponents in the soccer classic as they recently played a spring season in March of 2021 going 4-2-2 averaging a little over a goal per-game.
 
DOLPHINS TO WATCH
Defense will be key as chemistry will need to develop on the for front for the Dolphins, thus, Freshmen goalies, Ariel Salaman and Sara Villacres will have their work cut out for them against formidable opponents. Salaman recorded 147 total saves in all four years at East Brunswick, NJ High School. In her senior season, Salaman allowed eight goals in total across 14 games played, including nine shutout wins. Alongside, Villacres who was a dynamic goalkeeper for the Christ the King High School during her tenure leading them to a New York City Title in 2018. Jacquelyn D'Amico, who joined CSI by way of transfer from Lynn University, is the lone senior on the team. She brings a wealth of experience from Staten Island's Notre Dame Academy, where she helped the team to a Mayor's Cup, and City and State Championships as the team's Most Valuable Player, back in her High School playing days


 
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