Saint Anselm grabs victory with moments to spare

It’s September 26, 2019 and here’s what’s been going on lately with Saint Anselm sports.

Women’s Soccer

It was a nail biter, but a win is a win.

Sophomore Liz Shaievitz (Lynnfield, Mass.) scored with just five seconds left in regulation to give the Hawks a 2-1 win against the University of New Haven on Tuesday.

Saint Anselm trailed through the contest’s first 84 minutes before junior Nicole White (Danvers, Mass.) stole the ball deep in enemy territory and send a low driven shot into the net to tie things up.

The Hawks outshot New Haven 21-8 and that advantage helped make the difference as Shaievitz tapped in her final shot into the right corner of the goal.

The Hawks (4-1-2, 1-1-1) return to Melucci Field on Saturday, Sept. 28 as they host Le Moyne at 12 p.m.

Men’s Soccer

The men couldn’t duplicate that magic on Wednesday, as Saint Anselm fell to Stonehill, 2-1.

Freshman Quenten McDonough (Bedford, N.H.) scored his first collegiate goal in the final ten minutes of the game to prevent a Stonehill clean sheet.

Although they couldn’t duplicate the ladies’ luck, they certainly copied their offensive pressure, outshooting Stonehill, 19-8 with seven shots on target.

Saint Anselm (4-1-0, 0-1-0) returns to action this Saturday, Sept. 28, taking on New Haven at home with a 3 p.m. start time.

Field Hockey

Saint Anselm remains as the only NCAA Division II team not to concede a goal this season, adding a 4-0 win on Wednesday over Saint Michael’s College on Wednesday.

The Hawks outshot Saint Michael’s, 24-2, with the Hawks grabbing goals from junior Ericka Meissner (Falmouth, Mass.), sophomore Andrea McNeil (Canton, Mass.), junior Kendall Clifford (South Easton, Mass.) and sophomore Carly LaCasse (Sagamore Beach, Mass.)

Still ranked fourth in the nation, the Hawks (6-0, 4-0) hit the road for a 1 p.m. game at New Haven on Saturday, Sept. 28.