PURCHASE, NY – On Tuesday, the Maritime College women's soccer team paid a visit to Purchase for a Skyline Conference matchup. After a scoreless first half, the Panthers (3-6-2, 2-5-1 Skyline) notched three second half tallies to post a 3-0 victory over the Privateers (3-10-1, 2-7-0 Skyline) at Purchase Soccer Field.
Purchase outshot Maritime 10-2 in the first 45 minutes, but
Devon Etienne (Garden City, NY) made four first-half saves to keep the game scoreless.
Divine Awoleke (Queens, NY) nearly put the Privateers in front in the 51
st minute before Naiya Caivano netted the contest's first goal in the 54
th minute. She scored again four minutes later. Kelly Schmidt then increased the Panthers' advantage to 3-0 with an 89
th-minute tally.
Etienne (2-7-1) finished with 12 saves in the loss, including nine in the second half. Purchase goalkeeper Autumn Richards (2-1-0) made one save while keeping a clean sheet. Caivano's two goals were her third and fourth of the season. Schmidt, meanwhile, had a goal and an assist for the Panthers.
Up next for Maritime is a 3 p.m. matchup at Mount St. Vincent (8-3-3, 7-0-3 Skyline) on Saturday. It will be the Privateers' final road game of the season.
