Montclair, NJ - The Montclair State University women's soccer team returns home to MSU Soccer Park for a matchup against future NJAC opponent, SUNY New Paltz, on Thursday

GAME INFO
The game on Pittser Field is set for a 7:00 p.m. Live coverage links can be found at montclairathletics.com.

LAST TIME OUT
Montclair State went on the road at Penn State-Berks and cruised to a 5-1 victory. It did not take long for the Red Hawks to get themselves on the scoreboard as ISABELL KRONOW found CARLY GUZZARDO at the 4:45 timestamp for the game's first goal. The Montclair defense was stout in the first half, limiting Penn State to only one shot in the first half that came in the 11^th minute but was saved by SALANGE BELL. The Red Hawks continued to apply pressure on the Lions' defense throughout the first half. PSU-Berks was able to fend off another goal until the 41:41 mark, where MADELINE LESICA, after just missing the mark on a goal of her own, assisted SAMIRA LUKOVIC and helped give Montclair a 2-0 lead heading into halftime. Montclair came out of the half with a few corner kicks and a few early shots that just missed the mark. At the 60^th minute, MACKENZIE ALBERT hit the woodwork, but it was collected by KYLIE PRENDERGAST, who sank the rebound to extend the lead to 3-0. Just over three minutes later, EMILY SCHULER collected a ball in the Red Hawks' defensive midfield zone, where she belted the ball to LAUREN VINELLA, who pushed the ball up to Kronow for a one-on-one with the goalkeeper and cashed in to take a 4-0 advantage. Near the final five minutes of the game, Penn State avoided the shutout and scored at the 79:51 mark. Montclair found one more goal in the contest after GIANNA CURCI saw three shots in the final five minutes. The first missed over the top, and the second one was saved. Her third shot happened off a pass from KAYDEN ARAVENA that set her up nicely into the PSU-Berks penalty box , and she placed the shot into the back of the net to put the exclamation point on a terrific output for the Red Hawks.

2025 TEAM LEADERS
MONTCLAIR STATE (2-0-1)
Goals: Two Tied with 2
Assists: ISABELL KRONOW, 3
Points: ISABELL KRONOW, 7
Shots: ISABELL KRONOW, 9
Saves: SALANGE BELL, 3
Wins: SALANGE BELL, 2
 
SUNY NEW PALTZ (1-2-0)
Goals: Four Tied with 1
Assists: Alyssa Deutsch, 2
Points: Kennedy Jones, 3
Shots: Three Tied with 5
Saves: Jess Centeri, 14
Wins: Jess Centeri, 1
 

SCOUTING SUNY NEW PALTZ
The Hawks come to Montclair, NJ, sporting a 1-2-0 overall record after 1-0 against #20 TCNJ this past Sunday. Last season, New Paltz had a terrific season, finishing 15-3-2 with an unbeaten 8-0-1 conference record in the SUNYAC. In the conference playoffs, they beat Freedonia (4-0) and Cortland to hoist the SUNYAC Conference Championship trophy and earn their spot in the NCAA Tournament. New Paltz matched up with Amherst in the first round and was defeated 2-0. In their final season in the SUNYAC before moving on to the NJAC, they are projected to be runners-up to Cortland.

SERIES HISTORY
The Red Hawks and the Hawks will match up for just the fifth time in their series. Montclair holds a slight advantage with a 2-1-1 record.

LAST MEETING
These two teams met last season on September 4, where the game ended in a 1-1 draw after 90 minutes.

UP NEXT
Montclair State will play next on the road on Sunday, September 14, when they pay a visit to Manhattanville for a 4:00 p.m. showdown.