LOUDONVILLE, NY – There's no place like home. Siena Women's Soccer made the most of its first home match in two weeks, securing another Hickey Field triumph with a much needed 3-0 victory over Saint Peter's Wednesday afternoon.
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Three different players scored and six registered points for Siena (6-4-6, 3-3-3), which is now unbeaten in eight of nine home matches (5-1-3) this season, and 14 of their last 16 (9-2-5) contests on Hickey Field dating back to last fall.
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Briana Neary returned from a two-match absence to give the offense a much-needed boost, opening the scoring less than seven minutes in to snap a 372:14 scoreless streak, dating back to a 3-1 win over Merrimack Sept. 24 on Hickey Field.
Abby Daly added a first half marker for the Saints who ended a four-match winless streak (0-2-2) going back to that win over the Warriors.
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Maya Costa finished an insurance tally in the 71
st minute for Siena which improved to an impressive 28-7-1 all-time vs. Saint Peter's (4-8-3, 1-7-1).
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The Saints held a 19-6 advantage in shots, while the Peacocks harbored a 7-5 margin in corners.
Cate Flanagan dished out a pair of assists, while Daly,
Micaiah Croce, and
Catherine Rogers each added helpers.
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Cate Burns and the back line secured their third clean sheet in four matches, as Burns needed only to make one save to earn her conference-leading seventh shutout for a defensive unit which ranks second in the MAAC with a stellar 0.81 goals against average.
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Bergljot Kristinsdottir made seven saves for Saint Peter's which is now winless in eight straight (0-7-1) following a promising start to their season.
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Siena will look to keep it going when they make the long trek down to Maryland to square off with Mount St. Mary's Saturday at noon.
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