Women's Soccer: In Opener, Late Golden Eagles' Goal Denies Warriors' Win

8/29/2025 6:16:00 PM | By: Alyssa French-Graham

Box Score MANSFIELD, Conn. —Led by last year's LEC Goalkeeper of the Year, Alex Ignatowicz, who tallied eight saves, Eastern Connecticut State women's soccer opened the season with a 1–1 draw against St. Joseph's (L.I.) Friday afternoon at Rick McCarthy Field.

Game Information:

Score: Eastern Connecticut State University: 1, St. Joseph's University: 1
Records: Eastern (0-0-1), St. Joseph (0-0-1)
Location: Mansfield, CT (Rick McCarthy Field)

Key Moments:

In the 3^rd minute of the match, Eastern was gifted an early lead off a critical own-goal blunder by the Golden Eagles for a 1-0 lead, Eastern.
In the first half, goalkeeper Alex Ignatowicz, kept Eastern in front with three saves including back-to-back stops in the 22^nd and 25^th minutes.
In the 37^th minute, Eastern's Kylie Gentile picked up a yellow card, the first booking of the match.
In the 53^rd minute, St. Joseph's Gianna Gambino was issued a yellow card, the second and last card of the game.
Ignatowicz tallied multiple saves in the second half, including crucial stops in the 62^nd, 68^th and 85^th minutes of the game.
St. Joseph's Sophia Cagnetto scored the equalizer in the 88^th minute of the game salvaging the draw.

Scoring Summary:

03:36 - Katelyn Herbert sent a sharp cross into the box, finding the position of a Saint Joseph's defender, who, in an attempt to clear, chipped the ball into the net, past her own keeper.
88:40 - St. Joseph's Sophia Cagnetto struck a hard ball from the top of the box sending it high, past the keepers district, and into the center back of the net for an equalizer.

Game Notes:

Eastern and St. Joseph finished even on the scoreboard, 1-1.
St. Joseph's led the offensive push with twelve shots to Eastern's seven.
Eastern put two shots on goal, while St. Joseph's tested the home keeper with nine.
Corner kicks leaned in St. Joseph's favor, 6-1.
Eastern's goalkeeper Alex Ignatowicz stood with eight saves against nine SOG.
St. Joseph's goalkeeper Kristin Vahle recorded two saves.
Both Eastern and St.Joseph recorded one yellow card each during the match.

Up Next:
Eastern Connecticut State University Women's soccer will go on to face the University of Saint Joseph Blue Jays, Wednesday, September 3rd, at 7:00PM EST.

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