PLYMOUTH, N.H. – Senior
Taylor Siewierski (Colebrook, N.H.) and junior
Emily Haik (Westerly, R.I.) each scored a pair of goals as Plymouth State University ran past Nichols College, 6-0, in non-conference women's soccer action on Senior Day at Arold Field on Tuesday afternoon.
Siewierski scored twice around a goal by senior
Sarah Hicks (Sutton, Mass.) to give the Panthers a 3-0 first half lead. Haik added a beautiful header goal in the 77th minute, before PSU struck twice in the final 39 seconds, including another Haik header, to account for the final score.
Prior to the game Plymouth State honored its senior class – Siewierski, Hicks,
Elena Register (Helena, Ala.),
Cat Robbins (Franklin, Mass.),
Alexis Seta (Hampton, N.H.),
Jordan Meier (Holderness, N.H.),
Lizzy Bloch (Los Angeles, Calif.),
Emily Geyselaers (Cornwall Bridge, Conn.),
Ashley Acevedo (Mohegan Lake, N.Y.) and
Mallory Lloyd (Hartland, Vt.) – in a brief on-field ceremony.
Plymouth State improves to 6-2-1, while Nichols drops to 4-6-1.
The Basics:
- Plymouth State 6, Nichols 0
- Plymouth State (6-2-1)
- Nichols (4-6-1)
Top Performers:
How it Happened:
- Nichols had an early scoring chance as senior Maegan Roy (Thompson, Conn.) made a run down the left side in the 2nd minute, but Register controlled the shot.
- Siewierski got the scoring started in the 16th minute when she chipped a shot over the goalkeeper's head from 22 yards out for a 1-0 advantage.
- PSU doubled its lead in the 28th minute as sophomore Ashley Plante (Concord, N.H.) split a pair of Bison with a feed to Hicks, who made a move around the last defender and finished with a left foot to the low right corner.
- Siewierski struck again in the 36th minute when she lofted a bending ball from the top right corner of the box off the far post and in to make it 3-0.
- The Panthers nearly pushed the lead to four in the final seconds of the half when junior Mary Kate McMakin (Merrimack, N.H.) sent a beautiful feed to sophomore Emma Simkewicz (Westminster, Mass.), whose shot rolled just wide of the goal.
- Plymouth State continued to apply offensive pressure throughout the final 45 minutes. Geyselaers made a long run along the right side before lifting a centering feed at the goal line to the head of Haik to balloon the lead to 4-0 in the 77th minute.
- Seta delivered a perfect corner to the edge of the six and Haik's strong header went over the keeper to push the advantage to 5-0 with just 39 seconds remaining and junior Alanna Joyce (Windham, Maine) capped the scoring with just one second left on the clock with a chip shot from the right side just inside the far post.
By the Numbers:
- The game was the first multi-goal game for both Siewierski and Haik.
- Seta added a pair of assists, while freshman Ana Fernandez (Hastings-on-Hudson, N.Y.) notched her first career point with an assist on the final tally.
- Register finished with six saves to finish with yet another clean sheet. She has yet to allow a goal this season, improving to 4-0-0 with four shutouts.
- PSU held an 11-9 edge in shots. The Panthers had nine shots on goal, with six resulting in scores.
- This was just the third meeting between the two teams. The Panthers earned a 2-0 on the road during the 2019 season, with the Bison posting a 1-0 win at Arold Field in 2018.
Up Next:
- PSU gets back into Little East Conference play on Friday (Oct. 8) with a 6:00 p.m. game at league-leading Western Connecticut State University. WestConn is receiving votes in this week's United Soccer Coaches national poll.
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