PHILADELPHIA – Stephanie Marino's (Philadelphia, Pa./Nazareth Academy) stunning freekick in the 30th minute of play, as the HFU women's soccer team finished their regular season schedule with a 1-0 non-conference senior night victory against regionally-ranked Molly on Thursday night.
The victory was the tigers' sixth of the season and their second of the week. This is also the second time in as many games that HFU has defeated a regionally-ranked opponent.
The lone goal of the match came directly from a free kick on the left side of the box. Marino, on her senior night, stepped up and sent a beautiful strike past the goalkeeper, and into the far side netting of the Molly goal.
Emily Vickalitis (Warminster, Pa./William Tennent) made a career high 13 saves in her first career shutout, stopping nine shots in the second half to keep a clean sheet.
Inside the Box Score
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Vickalitis' 13 saves was a season high for any goaltender this season
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Marino's goal was her first of the season and the third of her career
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Marino tied for a Tiger's season-high with three shots on goal
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Stephanie Marino (Philadelphia, Pa./Nazareth Academy), Rebecca Casper (Mullica Hill, N.J./Clearview Regional), and Samantha Comontiski (Blue Bell, Pa./Wissahickon (Harcum College)) all made their first start of the season
How it Happened
First Half
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Marino forced a save out of the Molly goalkeeper just 3:25 into the game
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Molly had the next three attempts, forcing two saves out of Vickalitis
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After a few off target shots from both sides, Hannah Florentino (Philadelphia, Pa./Nazareth Academy) forced Molly's goaltender into action once more, 28 minutes in
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Just two minutes later, Marino buried her free kick opportunity to give the tigers a 1-0 advantage in the later stage of the first half
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Molly ended the half with the last four shots, all coming in the final three minutes of the half
Second Half
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It took just 44 seconds for Molly to register their first of nine second half shots, forcing a save from Vickalitis
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Following two HFU attempts, Molly went on the offensive, registering 12 shots with seven on target, and seven corner kicks over the next 25 minutes
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Vickalitis made here final save of the night with just under five minutes remaining
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With just 1:31 left on the clock, a long range Molly effort rattled the HFU crossbar, but was cleared to safety
Up Next
The fifth seed Holy Family will visit fourth seed Goldey-Beacom on Monday, Oct. 31 at 1 p.m. in the first round of the CACC tournament. Last time the Tigers played at Goldey-Beacom was back on Oct. 20, which resulted in a 1-1 tie. The winner will advance to the semi-finals, which will take place at Tiger Field on Friday, Nov 4.
