Queens, N.Y. - Despite receiving a spectacular free kick goal from midfield by keeper Catalena Robson, the St. Thomas Aquinas College Women's Soccer team suffered a 4-2 defeat at the hand of Queens College on Wednesday evening at Varsity Field.
STAC slips to 2-9-1 overall and 1-4-1 within the ECC, while Queens improves to 5-6-3 and 2-3-1.
In addition to Robson's first career collegiate goal, Sophie Stanley added to the Spartans scoring with her second of the year. Jackyn Diel, Jenna Rosenberger, Anna Tavantzis and Julia Ragone each tallied goals for the Knights.
Meanwhile in net, Catalena Robson (L, 0-5-1) stopped four of eight shots faced for St. Thomas Aquinas, while on the other end of the field, Katelyn Villacres (W, 2-0-0) made five stops on seven shots for Queens.
How it Happened
- 14th Minute: An initial Knights shot by Julia Ragone was stopped only for Jacklyn Diel to grab the rebound and fire a shot to the middle of the net, beating keeper Catalena Robson to make it 1-0 for the hosts.
- 21st Minute: On a turnover, following the Spartans clear of the ball from the box, Jenna Rosenberger took a shot from 19 yards out, beating Robson at the right post to double the Queens lead at 2-0.
- 45th Minute: In the final minutes of the first half a quick restart off a corner kick resulted in Sarai Rodriguez sending a feed to the foot of Sophie Stanley who blasted a shot into the top left corner of the net, past keeper Katelyn Villacres to cut the deficit to 2-1.
- 80th Minute: A Queens corner kick allowed Cassidy Pong to send the ball into the box on a cross, which was headed to the top right corner of the net by teammate Anna Tavantzis to make it 3-1.
- 83rd Minute: A cross-field pass by Gabrielle Christian found the foot of Julia Ragone who dribbled through and around three STAC defenders, eventually sending a soft shot to the back of the onion bag to give the host Knights a commanding 4-1 advantage.
- 85th Minute: Pushing upfield in the final five minutes of the match, the Spartans were fouled and a free kick was awarded at midfield. Goalie Catalena Robson did the honors, sending a blast toward the Queens goal, beating Katelyn Villacres just under the crossbar for her first career collegiate goal, making it 4-2.
Inside the Box Score
- St. Thomas Aquinas outshot Queens 15-11 in the match.
- Rachel Brownell took a game-high three shots on the evening.
- The Spartans and Knights each received six corner kicks.
Up Next
St. Thomas Aquinas visits Daemen University on Saturday, October 21, with kickoff between the Spartans and Wildcats set for 11:00 a.m. at Karrer Field in Amherst, New York.