WATERBURY, Conn. –  Senior defender Zoe Mier and sophomore midfielder Rhee Morrison each netted their first goals of the season for Post University Women's Soccer as the Eagles tied their highest offensive output of the season, but were unable to come away with their first win of the season, falling to Goldey-Beacom College, 6-2, at LaMoy Field on Saturday afternoon. 

THE BASICS

Post University 2, Goldey-Beacom College 6

Post University (0-9-2, 0-4-2 CACC)

Goldey-Beacom College (5-5-3, 3-2-2 CACC)

HOW IT HAPPENED
Sophomore forward Jessica Jensen led the offensive attack for Goldey-Beacom, recording two goals, one in each half, for the Lightning, who put up three goals in each half against junior goalkeeper Aryn Nisbet. Nisbet finished the match with seven saves, raising her season total to 72 saves as well as surpassing the 200-career-save mark in 29 total matches played over the course of her three seasons as an Eagle.

In total, the Lightning struck for six goals and 10 total assists as a team, with Jensen also having two assists in addition to her two goals for a total of six points offensively. Jensen was not the only multi-assist player as sophomore midfielder Tess Pearce had two assists, helping junior midfielder Jade Balon score on the first goal of the match in the 11th minute and sophomore forward Ryley Dixon score in the 49th minute.

Just before the Dixon goal, Mier would net her first of the season from junior midfielder Audrey Cadman and freshman forward Tatiyana Chase, striking it from the left side on freshman goalkeeper Malaika Nunziata for the score. Cadman would assist on the second goal for Post as well, with the first corner kick score for the Eagles this season following Morrison's tip into the net. For Nunziata, she would finish the match allowing two goals while making three saves, helping the Lightning to a 6-2 road win, as Post dropped to 0-9-2 on the year. 

BY THE NUMBERS

• Jessica Jensen netted two goals for Goldey-Beacom College, recording her second multi-goal match of the season after doing so in the season opener against Shippensburg University on the road in a 6-2 loss -- Jensen also had two assists, giving her six points total 
• When allowing three or more goals in a match, Post University has now dropped 32 consecutive matches dating back to October 9th, 2019, against Concordia College, New York, when they came out on top, 4-3, at LaMoy Field
• Dating back to the 2016 season, Goldey-Beacom College has won eight of its last nine matchups with Post University after the Eagles had won seven consecutive matches against them from 2010 until 2015 
• This is the fourth time in the past three seasons in which Post University has allowed six goals defensively, doing so twice last year, as well as once during the 2023 season

WHO'S NEXT
Heading on the road for two matches, Post University takes on the University of Bridgeport in a mid-week matchup on Wednesday at 6:00 PM. The Eagles have never beaten the Purple Knights in program history, going back 13 matches since 2002.