Haddonfield, N.J. - No. 1 seed Marymount and No. 2 seed Immaculata advance to the women's soccer championship match following semifinal wins over Gwynedd Mercy and Pratt, respectively.

Recap courtesy of Marymount Information Department
#4 Gwynedd Mercy, 0 at #1 Marymount, 4 | BOX SCORE
ARLINGTON, Va. — Marymount (12-5-1, 7-0-0) defeated Gwynedd Mercy (7-13-0, 4-3-0) 4-0 on Wednesday at Long Bridge Park. The Saints outshot Gwynedd Mercy 28-3 and put 20 shots on goal while recording the shutout. The win punched their ticket into the AEC Finals, which will be held on Saturday. The Saints opened the first half on the front foot, forcing three saves before Leila Lajdel scored in the sixth minute for a 1-0 lead. Hannah Driscoll added a goal from Nicole Alvarado in the 28th minute, and Priya Viswanath finished from Elinda Carballo in the 40th to make it 3-0. Mara Dufour saved Gwynedd Mercy's lone shot on goal, helping the Saints take the 3-0 advantage into halftime.

Eleanor Keough scored off Priya Viswanath's assist at 76:30 to push the Saints' lead to 4-0 in the second half. Earlier, the Saints generated six shots from 52:59 through 59:58, including three efforts saved by Zoe Davis. The Saints closed out the match with the 4-0 win.

Up next, the Saints soccer team hosts the Atlantic East Conference Tournament on Saturday, Nov. 7.


#3 Pratt, 0 at #2 Immaculata, 6 | BOX SCORE
Recap courtesy of Immaculata Sports Information Department
IMMACULATA, Pa. – The Immaculata University women's soccer team punched its ticket to the Atlantic East Conference Championship Game with a dominant 6-0 victory over Pratt Institute in the AEC Semifinals on Wednesday afternoon at Draper Walsh Stadium.
HOW IT HAPPENED AGAINST PRATT

• Immaculata wasted little time getting on the scoreboard, as Lily McGee opened the scoring just 3:41 into the contest off an assist from Flora Hernandez.
• The Mighty Macs doubled their advantage in the ninth minute when Gracie Repici finished a pass from Natalie D'Alfonso to make it 2-0.
• The Mighty Macs continued to control possession and pressure the Pratt defense throughout the opening half.
• In the 34th minute, Lanie Gomez-Garcia added Immaculata's third goal of the afternoon, converting a pass from Marissa Sozzi to send the Mighty Macs into halftime with a 3-0 advantage. The goal was her first collegiate goal.
• Immaculata picked up right where it left off in the second half. Hernandez scored her first goal of the afternoon in the 53rd minute, finishing a feed from Repici to extend the lead to 4-0.
• Hernandez struck again in the 61st minute, this time off an assist from Addison Yackel, to record her second goal of the game and make it 5-0.
• Sophia Mazzotta capped the scoring in the 77th minute, finding the back of the net on a free kick to give Immaculata the eventual 6-0 victory and secure the Mighty Macs' place in Saturday's championship game.

With the win, the Mighty Macs improve to 11-5-0 overall and advance to the conference championship game for the second time in program history and the first time since 2018.
 
Immaculata will travel to top-seeded Marymount on Saturday for the Atlantic East Championship, with the game time to be announced.

 

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The Atlantic East Conference is a member of NCAA Division III comprising six institutions in a four-state area - Gwynedd Mercy and Immaculata Universities in Pennsylvania; Centenary and Saint Elizabeth Universities in New Jersey, Marymount University in Virginia, and Pratt Institute in New York.

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