BRIGHTON, Mass. – Simmons soccer (2-6-1, 1-3-0 GNAC ) fell to Great Northeast Athletic Conference foe, University of St. Joseph's (Conn.) (2-4-1) in a breezy Saturday afternoon matchup at Daly Field.

Both the Bluejays and the Sharks started off the game with high intensity. However, the control of the game quickly shifted to St. Joe's. In the fifth minute, USJ's Zoe Zappone, scored the first goal of the day on a breakaway.

The Sharks huddled directly after the goal and tried to re-gather themselves. They held off the Blue Jay offense for most of the half until Maxine Muscatello, added two goals for the Bluejays, one in the 29^th minute and another in the 43^rd minute to take a 3-0 heading into the intermission.

Coming out at the start of the second half, Simmons came ready to make their comeback. They took more shots and put all their focus into getting one goal on the board and working from there. The Blue Jays had other plans. In the the 59^th minute Zoe Walk scored the team's fourth goal.  

Nevertheless, the Sharks kept their heads up and continued to fight for a goal. By putting more pressure on St. Joe's defense and goalkeeper Chandler Douglas, they got a top of the box goal in the 78^th minute by senior captain Riley Wasiuk.  

Simmons didn't let up after the goal, they continued to press hard against the Bluejays until the final whistle was blown for the game. But it was a little too late.

SIMMONS HIGHLIGHTS

• Senior captain Riley Wasiuk registered her, team-leading, third goal of the season, scoring in the 78^th minute.  
• Junior goalkeeper Marita Nothacker registered seven saves out of the 11 shots.
• Senior captain Liv Shaw recorded her first assist on the season, connecting with Wasiuk for the Sharks lone goal. 

GAME NOTES

• The Sharks won the corner kick battle, 4-1.  
• St. Joseph (Conn.) outshot Simmons, 16-6 in the game.

UP NEXT
Simmons returns to the pitch on Wednesday, September 28 hosting Elms College at 7 p.m.