Women’s Soccer Moves to .500 With Road Win over St. Elizabeth

MORRISTOWN, N.J. —  Powered by goals by two quick goals from Casey Hobbs (Surprise, Ariz./Valley Vista) and Mia Castaneda (Mamaroneck, N.Y./Mamaroneck), the St. Joseph's University, NY (Brooklyn) women's soccer team defeated St. Elizabeth University, 2-1, in a non-conference road match on Wednesday afternoon.

How it Happened

St. Joseph's dominated the contest maintaining a 30-6 shot advantage and 9-2 edge in corner kicks. The Bears fired off seven early shots over the first 15 minutes before Hobbs found the back of the net in the 16th minute. Two minutes later, Castaneda padded the lead and the Bears carried the 2-0 lead into intermission.

The hosts spoiled the shutout with a goal in the 68th minute to bring a one-goal game, but the Bears defense limited them to just one more shot the rest of the game to preserve the win.

For the Bears

• Hobbs goal was the first of her collegiate career.
• Castaneda scored her fifth tally of the season and her second game-winner.
• Katherine Barrios (Mamaroneck, N.Y./Mamaroneck) fired off seven shots and Alexis Breen (Union Beach, N.J./Keyport) had six shots, with two on goal each.
• Julia Marin (Trumbull, Conn./Trumbull) had two saves en route to her second win in goal.

Next Up

The Bears travel to the Keystone State on Saturday, September 17 for their final tune-up before opening Skyline Conference play meeting Clarks Summit University. Kickoff is set for 1 p.m. with live stats and video at SJBKathletics.com/live