Fairfield, Conn. – The Robert Morris University women's soccer closed a four-match road swing with a 3-0 defeat to Sacred Heart University this afternoon in Northeast Conference (NEC) action.
A strong performance from start to finish helped secure three points in the NEC standings for Sacred Heart (4-4-3, 1-0-0 NEC). Robert Morris (2-10-0, 0-2-0 NEC) couldn't create many opportunities against a stingy Pioneers defense, as it only managed to attempt three shots during the contest.
The Colonials' first shot might have been their best one as Jane Schleicher ripped a strike in the seventh minute that clipped the crossbar. Eight minutes later, Maleha Kureishy fired a shot wide of the netting, seeming to give the visitors some early momentum. That shifted quickly however, as Sacred Heart scored the game's first goal in the 17th minute when a Rhone O'Hara free kick was chipped in by Kim McNally.
The Pioneers added a second goal in the 51st minute when Melanie DaSilva fired a shot past Makenzie Shearson from about 12 yards out. The third tally came five minutes before the final horn as Emily Dawidczyk buried a pass from O'Hara.
Shearson stopped three shots in the loss.
Robert Morris returns home on Friday, Oct. 7 at 4:00 p.m. when it hosts Keystone State rival Saint Francis U.
