MANCHESTER, N.H. – Despite holding Saint Anselm without a shot on goal for the opening 54 minutes, the Holy Family University women's soccer team suffered a 2-0 defeat to the Hawks – a 2021 NCAA Tournament participant – in its season-opener on Friday evening.
 
Saint Anselm broke the deadlock with an even 34 minutes remaining, before adding insurance four and a half minutes before the final whistle. 
 
Inside the Box Score

• Alyssa Hooten (Pocono Summit, Pa./Pocono Mountain East) led all players with four shots, two of which were on net
• Jacqueline Ziegler (Feasterville, Pa./Neshaminy) and Maura Kilkenny (Huntingdon Valley, Pa./Little Flower) both had two total shots and one shot on goal
• Brianna Pudlo (Philadelphia, Pa./St. Hubert) made three saves
• All five of Saint Anselm's shots on goal came in the second half, while three of HFU's four also came after the break
• The Tigers committed just three fouls, compared to the Hawks' 12

 
How it Happened 
First Half

• Ziegler produced the first shot of the evening in the ninth minute, forcing an early save from the Saint Anselm goalkeeper
• The Hawks' first shot did not come until the 19th minute
• Saint Anselm had two shots in the 37th minute, the second of which hit the cross bar
• Rebecca Casper (Mullica Hill, N.J./Clearview Regional) saw a 45th minute effort go wide left

Second Half

• Holy Family blocked back-to-back Saint Anselm shots in the second minute of the second half 
• Pudlo stopped the first shot on her frame in the 54th minute, with the opening goal coming less than two minutes later
• Following the goal HFU recorded the next two shots, and three of the next four, with Hooten forcing a save in the 64th minute
• The Tigers kept up the pressure with shots by Hooten and Kilkenny less than a minute apart as the clock ticked under 10, before the Hawks found their second

 
Up Next
Holy Family remains in the New England Region for the weekend, with the Tigers traveling to Assumption for a 1 p.m. start on Sunday.