THROGGS NECK, NY – The Maritime College women's soccer team concluded its six-game homestand by welcoming John Jay to Reinhart Field on Tuesday night. In their final non-conference contest of the season, the Privateers (3-8-1) suffered a 4-1 loss to the Bloodhounds (4-5-1).
Eva Garcia (Rockville Centre, NY) nearly put Maritime on the board first in the fourth minute, but her shot clanged off the crossbar. The rebound went right to
Divine Awoleke (Queens, NY), whose attempt was saved by John Jay goalkeeper Anina Gut. The Bloodhounds then broke through for the game's first goal late in the first half. Sofia Soler took a corner kick in the 44
th minute, and it bent right to Katy Shurson, who put it away at the far post to put John Jay in front 1-0.
Natalie Mack doubled the Bloodhounds' lead in the 51
st minute before another Soler-to-Shurson connection on a corner kick made it 3-0 in the 60
th minute. After the Privateers earned a free kick in the 76
th minute,
Emani Abdool (Islandia, NY) fired it directly on goal. Gianna Duarte made the save, but Garcia scooped up the loose ball and put into the back of the net. John Jay added another tally off a corner kick in the 81
st minute, closing out the scoring in the Bloodhounds' 4-1 victory.
Garcia's goal was her 10
th of the year.
Devon Etienne (Rockville Centre, NY) (2-5-1), meanwhile, recorded 10 saves in the loss.
For John Jay, Shurson found the back of the net twice and Soler had three assists. Ava Lopez had a goal and an assist, while Mack notched her sixth tally this season. Gut (3-5-0) played 67 minutes in goal and earned the win. Her stop of Awoleke was her only save. Duarte also made one save over the final 23 minutes.
After playing six straight at home, each of Maritime's next three games are on the road. The Privateers (2-5-0 Skyline) begin the stretch by visiting Merchant Marine (5-0-5, 5-0-3 Skyline) at 5 p.m. on Friday.
