Box Score

BROOKLYN, N.Y. – The Maritime women's soccer team picked up its first victory of the 2014 season in a lopsided affair with the York (N.Y.) Cardinals on Wednesday evening by the score of 9-1 at the Aviator Complex.
 
The win was the first-ever victory for first-year head coach Brittany Ross, as she took the helm of the program prior to the start of the season. "The girls played well, so it's an exciting win to start off the season with," commented Ross after the victory. "It was nice that they [the players] were able to find the back of the net…so that was a good way to start it off," she added.
 
For the post-match interview of Ross after her first win, check out Maritime's Official YouTube page.
 
The eight-goal victory was tied for the 5th largest goal differential in program history as the Privateers eased to the win.
 
Sophomore Marisa Athan (Mineola, N.Y./Mineola) led the Privateers with three goals on the evening as she became the 15th player in program history to collect at least three goals in a single match, and first to do so since Jorrie Trenkamp '14 netted a hat trick against Canton on September 29 of last season.
 
In addition to Athan, sophomore Kathleen Burns (Islip, N.Y./Islip) collected two goals, as did freshman Gayle Woods (East Greenbush, N.Y./Columbia), for both, it was the first two goals of their careers. Senior Jaime Rocco (Center Moriches, N.Y./Center Moriches) picked up the second goal of her career, while rookie Julianna Avitto (Lindenhurst, N.Y./St. John the Baptist) picked up her first career strike.
 
Woods also tied a program record as she collected three assists on the contest, becoming just the third player in the team's nine-year history to notch three helpers in one match. Avitto also had two assists, while Athan picked up one of her own.
 
The scoring began early for the Privateers, as Athan worked her way down the field after the opening whistle and took a shot on a breakaway, then collected her own rebound and sent the ball past the Cardinal netminder just 39 seconds into the match to put Maritime ahead by a 1-0 score. With the 39-second strike, the goal proved to be the fourth fastest goal at the start of the game in program history
 
Fastest Goals in Maritime Women's Soccer History
1. Jorrie Trenkamp: 5 seconds vs. NYU-Poly (October 3, 2010)
2. Samantha Easterman: 35 seconds vs. City College of NY (October 15, 2010)
3. Jorrie Trenkamp: 38 seconds vs. Keystone (September 5, 2009)
4. Marisa Athan (Mineola, N.Y./Mineola): 39 seconds vs. York (N.Y.) (September 10, 2014)
 
As the game progressed through the opening stanza, Avitto picked up the first goal of her career in the 7th minute of play off a pass from Woods. The two reversed roles in the 13th minute as Woods registered the first goal of her career from Avitto.
 
Burns got in on the scoring action with two strikes in a row during the 17th and 19th minute, followed by the second of the night off the foot of Athan during the 20th minute as Maritime expanded its lead to six.
 
Minutes later, Athan collected her third of the evening on an unassisted strike in the 25th minute. The lead held at seven as the team's completed the first half of play, with Maritime outshooting their hosts by a 12-1 margin.
 
In the second half, York (N.Y.) came out with a strong first few minutes of play and it paid off as the Cardinals broke the shutout with a goal in the 51st minute of play.
 
As the game moved towards the final horn, Woods collected her second goal of the match in the 63rd minute, while Rocco collected her first goal of the season after picking up a thru ball from Athan with just under 11 minutes to go to cap off the scoring.
 
Final shots were in favor of Maritime at a 17-4 clip, while corner kicks were also in favor of the Privateers at a 7-3 margin.
 
In goal, junior Kristen Hoar (Buffalo, N.Y./Kenmore East) picked up her first win of the year to improve to 1-4 on the season after making two saves on the night. The win was the 10th of Hoar's career as she closes in on the all-time mark, just two shy of the program record for career victories as a goalkeeper.
 
Taking the loss was Gabrielle Naguila, after she allowed seven goals and made three saves in the first 29:21 of the match, Sarah Hillarie went into goal for the final 60:39 and did not register a save, while yielding the two second half markers.
 
Maritime (1-4, 0-0 Skyline) will look to keep its momentum going on Saturday afternoon when the team hosts Mass. Maritime for a 1 p.m. start against the Buccaneers.
 
York (N.Y.) (0-3, 0-0 CUNYAC) will look to rebound as the Cardinals open up league play against Lehman on September 17 at 7 p.m. from Aviator Field in Brooklyn.