act_WSOC_Kelly Severini
Steve McLaughlin
0
St. Francis Brooklyn STBK (1-1-0, 0-0-0)
1
Winner Hartford HART (2-0-0, 0-0-0)
St. Francis Brooklyn STBK
(1-1-0, 0-0-0)
0
Final
1
Hartford HART
(2-0-0, 0-0-0)
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
St. Francis Brooklyn STBK 0 0 0
Hartford HART 1 0 1

Game Recap: Women's Soccer | | Hartford Sports Information

Severini's First-Half Goal Propels Hartford Past St. Francis Brooklyn

WEST HARTFORD, Conn. — A first-half goal from sophomore Kelly Severini propelled the Hartford women's soccer team to a 1-0 victory against St. Francis Brooklyn on Al-Marzook Field at Alumni Stadium on Saturday evening. With the home-opening victory, the Hawks improve to 2-0-0 on the season.
 
With the defeat, the Terriers drop to 1-1-0 on the season. The match was originally scheduled to be played on Sunday, but was moved to Saturday due to Tropical Storm Henri.

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HARTFORD 1, ST. FRANCIS BROOKLYN 0
Severini gave Hartford a lead it would not relinquish in the 19th minute, when she got a head on a long free kick served into the box by redshirt-senior Andrea Carina Costa Garcia. After taking a 1-0 lead into the break, the Hawks held off the Terriers, who saw their best scoring opportunity come inside the final minute of the match when Avery Gonzalez fired a shot just wide of the target. 
 
INSIDE THE BOX & NOTES
  • Severini, who found the back of the net in Hartford's season debut at Delaware State, has scored one goal in each of her two collegiate games
  • St. Francis Brooklyn held a slight, 7-6 advantage in shots
  • Graduate student Maia Perez made one save to earn her second shutout in as many games 
  • With the clean sheet victory, she pushes her career win total to 26 and her shutout total to 12
  • Klil Keshwar also recorded one save between the posts for the Terriers
  • The Hawks improve to 25-7-5 all-time in home openers, which includes a 9-3-5 mark under head coach John Natale
  • Hartford is off to a 2-0 start for the third consecutive season, and the 11th time in program history
  • The meeting marked the first between Hartford and St. Francis Brooklyn
 
NEXT ON TAP
Hartford heads west of the Mississippi River for the first time since 2009 when it takes on Texas Tech on Thursday (Aug. 26). The first-ever meeting between the Hawks and Red Raiders is set for 7 p.m.
For more information on the Hartford women's soccer team, stay with HartfordHawks.com for updates and follow the team on social media (Twitter | Facebook | Instagram).
 
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