WATERBURY, Conn. –  Junior midfielder Emely Velasquez scored her first goal of the season for Post University Women's Soccer, giving the Eagles their first lead of the season in the second half of their first-ever meeting against Daemen University. Playing in their first home game at LaMoy Field since September 7th, three unanswered goals by the Wildcats after Velasquez's goal would sink the Eagles down the stretch, falling 3-2, on Saturday. 

THE BASICS 

Post University 2, Daemen University 3

Post University (0-5-1)

Daemen University (5-2-0)
 
HOW IT HAPPENED 
An aggressive start to the match saw Post have several chances to beat senior goalkeeper Becca Schultz, who was busy in net, making six saves for the Wildcats as the Eagles outshot Daemen by a 12-6 margin in the opening 45 minutes of action. With those six shots on goal, Post already had their most shots on goal for a single game this season and would end the day with 10 total after manufacturing four in the second half for a total of 10 in the match.

Velasquez's goal would come in the 51st minute after a turnover near midfield saw her turn towards the offensive side of the field and take out the do-it-yourself kit. Spinning around a defender or two, Velasquez unloaded a shot underneath the crossbar to give the Eagles their first goal and lead of the season with her unassisted goal.

The lead would last eight minutes before sophomore midfielder Kaitlyn Wright was fed a pass from the right side, beating junior goalkeeper Aryn Nisbet with the shot on the left side of the goal mouth. Senior forward Kylie Miranto and junior midfielder Victoria DiCarlo were credited with the assists, with Miranto ending up being a part of all three of Daemen's goals, which came in an 18-minute span. After assisting on the first two goals, she would use sophomore forward Chloe Cardone and freshman midfielder Marisa Rickard to score her eighth goal of the season, giving the Wildcats a two-goal lead.

Not going away quietly, junior forward Jordyn Calas would get taken down in the box, leading to graduate defender Alyanna Beaudoin's penalty kick goal, giving the Eagles new life in the 80th minute, trailing by just one. Post would be unable to mount another shot against Schultz in the final 10 minutes of the match, dropping their fifth match of the season, 3-2. 

BY THE NUMBERS 

• Kylie Miranto finished the match with five points, scoring once and assisting on the other two goals for Daemen University 
• Post University snapped a stretch in which they had been held scoreless in seven consecutive matches dating back to last season, scoring three goals on November 2nd against Chestnut Hill College in a 4-3 loss at home
• When allowing three or more goals in a match, Post University has now dropped 30 consecutive matches dating back to October 9th, 2019, against Concordia College, New York, when they came out on top, 4-3, at LaMoy Field
• This is the first time in program history in which Post University and Daemen University have played each other

WHO'S NEXT 
Post University returns to conference play on Tuesday night for its first regular season matchup under the new LaMoy Field lights at 7:00 PM against Dominican (N.Y.). The Eagles fell to the Lady Chargers last season, 3-1, and their last win in the all-time series came back in 2022 on the road, 3-2.