SAINT LEO, Fla. – No. 21 Saint Leo fell to undefeated Christian Brothers, 5-2, on Friday afternoon in the neutral site match-up. Saint Leo opened up the scoring with a goal in the 20th minute, but could not sustain the lead.
The Basics
Final Results: Saint Leo fell on the road, 5-2, to Christian Brothers
Where: Tiger Stadium, Livingston, Ala
Record: SLU 2-1-1, 0-0 SSC | CBU 3-0, 0-0 GSC
How It Happened
19' | Saint Leo opened up the game with a goal by Genevieve Gignac (Jr., MF, Ottawa, Ontario) off an assist from Rosie Young (So., MF, Newcastle, England). | SLU 1-0 |
44' |In the waning minutes of the opening half, CBU added a tying-goal from Natalia Amancio, off an assist from Camilla Rodrigues. | 1-1 |
58' | Christian Brothers took the lead on a goal from Melissa Tammi. | CBU 2-1 |
60' | CBU's Ellen Garner added another for the Bucs, off Rodrigues' second assist. | CBU 3-1 |
68' | The Bucs tally another off a Mariana Tonelli goal from Melissa Tami. |CBU 4-1|
71' | Rodrigues capped off CBU's scoring, notching her own goal. |CBU 5-1|
90' | Gignac added her second goal of the game off an assist from Arielle Kabangu (Jr., F, Ottawa, Ontario)
Top Performer
- Gignac provided a bright spot for the Lions in their first loss of the season as she tallied two goals. These were her third and fourth goals of the season.
Points to Note
- Abby Evans (Sr., GK, Bristol, Fla.) made her first appearance since leaving the season opener with an injury. She recorded one save in 23 minutes.
- Gignac is now up to 15 career goals, she had 11 prior to the 2015 season.
Coach's Thoughts
"We came out at about 80-percent intensity level in the first half, and found the back of the net. However, in the second half, Christian Brothers came out with more intensity, and worked harder than us. Genevieve and Katherine [Harding] both had great individual performances, but overall we are disappointed with how we played, and will look to rebound for our game on Sunday versus a good West Alabama team."
For the Bucs
- Rodriques leads the Bucs this season with three goals, and three assists.
- CBU is undefeated so far this season with prior wins over Rhodes and Clayton State.
Up Next
- West Alabama | Tiger Stadium, Livingston, Ala.| Sunday, 9/13, 12:00 P.M. ET
- This is the first time the Lions will match up with West Alabama
- The UWA Tigers have recorded 13 goals in the young season, following a 10-0 win over Georgia Southwestern.
- Preseason All-Gulf South Conference pick Katy Morris leads the way with four goals and an assist.
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