Women's Soccer: Gameday Preview vs. William Paterson

Montclair, NJ – The Montclair State women's soccer visits Route 46 rival William Paterson University on Saturday afternoon.

GAME INFO
The first kick in Wayne, NJ, is scheduled for 1 pm and live stats and video links are available on montclairathletics.com.

LAST TIME OUT
The Red Hawks (8-4, 4-2 NJAC) knocked off Ramapo College 3-0 Wednesday evening. Despite holding a commanding 24-3 edge in shots, the Red Hawks were held off the scoreboard for the first 81:25. Montclair scored three times in a 3:46 span, thanks to goals from EMMI DENOVELLIS, AILEEN CAHILL, and ZOE STECK.

TEAM LEADERS
Montclair State
Goals: ZOE STECK, 7
Assists: EMMI DENOVELLIS, 4
Shots: ZOE STECK, 38
Saves: HALEY MARTIN, 20
Wins: HALEY MARTIN, 5

William Paterson
Goals: Julia Fiorito, 4
Assists: Daniella LoBue, 2
Shots: Julia Fiorito, 15
Saves: Erica Hickey, 38
Wins: Erica Hickey, 5

SCOUTING THE PIONEERS
The Pioneers enter with a 5-6 record and a 2-4 mark in the NJAC. They earned their second NJAC victory of the season Wednesday, topping Rutgers-Newark 1-0. Julia Fiorito scored the game's lone goal in the 75th minute off a feed from Isabel Fernandez to give WPU the 1-0 victory.

LAST MEETING
Montclair knocked off William Paterson 4-1 on March 25, 2021. After surrendering the first goal, the Red Hawks erupted for four tallies in the second half. SOFIA AMBROSIO scored twice, while JESSICA DESARNO netted a goal and an assist.

SERIES HISTORY
Montclair is 18-12-3 all-time against William Paterson and wins or draws in the last 12 meetings. William Paterson'sPaterson's previous victory came on September 22, 2010, a 1-0 win in Montclair. To open the series, William Paterson picked up wins in seven of the first eight matchups.

UP NEXT
Montclair State closes out non-conference action with a road contest at Mount St. Mary on Wednesday at 5 pm.

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Players Mentioned

#6 Sofia Ambrosio: FWD; 5' 7"; Junior

#18 Aileen Cahill: MID; 5' 3"; Sophomore

#2 Jessica DeSarno: DEF; 5' 5"; Junior

#1 Haley Martin: GK; 5' 8"; Junior

#25 Emmi DeNovellis: DEF; 5' 5"; Freshman

#11 Zoe Steck: FWD; 5' 8"; Graduate Student

Players Mentioned

#6 Sofia Ambrosio
: 5' 7"; Junior
: FWD

#18 Aileen Cahill
: 5' 3"; Sophomore
: MID

#2 Jessica DeSarno
: 5' 5"; Junior
: DEF

#1 Haley Martin
: 5' 8"; Junior
: GK

#25 Emmi DeNovellis
: 5' 5"; Freshman
: DEF

#11 Zoe Steck
: 5' 8"; Graduate Student
: FWD