WATERBURY, Conn. –  Senior defender Zoe Mier scored for the second time in four matches for Post University Women's Soccer, but the Eagles would fall in their final matchup at LaMoy Field under the lights this season, 5-1, to Caldwell University on Tuesday night. Senior forwards Lexi Peto and Taina Gervais each scored twice as well as added an assist, for the Cougars, who moved to 7-1-1 in conference play this year.

THE BASICS

Post University 1, Caldwell University 5

Post University (0-12-2, 0-7-2 CACC)

Caldwell University (10-2-3, 7-1-1 CACC)

HOW IT HAPPENED
Gervais would score both of her goals in the first half of action, first taking a feed from freshman defender Shelby Brunotte on the right side of the box and rifling a shot into the left corner past junior goalkeeper Aryn Nisbet in only the eighth minute. Finding just enough daylight in the 26th minute, Gervais netted her second goal from Peto, beating Nisbet to her right to give Caldwell a two-goal lead heading into the break.

At halftime, the Cougars held an 8-1 edge in shots overall, holding Post to no shots on goal, with sophomore defender Hannah Vancise having the lone shot for the Eagles in the 13th minute, which was blocked. Corner kicks also favored Caldwell by a 3-0 margin, while Nisbet made two saves across the opening 45 minutes.

Scoring only 1:04 into the second half, freshman forward Tatiyana Chase fed a free ball into the box to Mier perfectly for the header to the right side of senior goalkeeper Ariana Gaminara in what would be one of only two shots on goal the Eagles would end up recording in the affair. Junior midfielder Reese Kloezter recorded the only other Post shot on goal in the 77th minute, forcing Gaminara to make her only save of the match.  

Following the goal from Mier, Peto would score twice in a matter of 2 ½ minutes, getting fed a pair of passes from Gaminara in the net as well as senior forward Rosio Cardenas for her first one, followed by Cardenas again for her second. Sophomore forward Ana Pinzon would cap off the five-goal evening for Caldwell, capitalizing on a Post turnover for the unassisted goal in the 82nd minute. Nisbet finished the match with nine saves in 85 minutes before senior goalkeeper Hannah Marriott made one save in the final five minutes of the 5-1 loss for the Eagles.

BY THE NUMBERS

• Scoring for the second time this season, Zoe Mier now has a career-high for goals in a single season with two – Mier scored against Goldey-Beacom College at home back on October 18th
• Three players for Caldwell University recorded multi-point matches as Lexi Peto and Taina Gervais each closed with two goals and one assist, while Rosio Cardenas had two assists
• When allowing three or more goals in a match, Post University has now dropped 35 consecutive matches dating back to October 9th, 2019, against Concordia College, New York, when they came out on top, 4-3, at LaMoy Field
• Post University falls to 0-3-1 in its last four matches against Caldwell University, dating back to the 2021 season when they beat them at LaMoy Field, 2-1 

WHO'S NEXT
Post University closes out its home schedule on Saturday afternoon at LaMoy Field against Georgian Court University at 1:00 PM for Senior Day. The Eagles have not beaten the Lions since November 6th, 2014, going 0-7-2 in their last nine matchups since then.