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Keene St. KSC (2-4-4, 0-0-2)
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Winner Western New Eng. WNE (3-3-2, 1-1-0)
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Western New Eng. WNE
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Game Recap: Women's Soccer |

Alicandro and Hartnett Lead the Pack: Golden Bears Shut Out Owls 2-0 at Home

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (September 23, 2025) – The women's soccer team hosted Keene State College on Tuesday afternoon. WNE saw early pressure lead to their first goal, scored by Abigail Alicandro. Then, Meghan Hartnett would find the back of the goal in the 52nd minute to lift WNE to a 2-0 victory on Tuesday, the third shutout victory for WNE this season.

Records:

  • Western New England: 3-3-2 (1-1-0)
  • Keene State College: 2-4-4 (0-0-2)

How it Happened:

First Half:

  • The contest began with Ainsley Napolitano and Riley Andriski in goal for the Golden Bears and Owls.
  • Outside of an early corner kick, it was all WNE early. WNE maintained possession and had the majority of the shots early, but none on goal.
  • That was until Abigail Alicandro won a scrum for the ball on the top right corner of the 18-yard box. Alicandro would take a step and fire the ball into the left corner of the goal. WNE led 1-0 in the 18th minute.
  • The contest would settle down for a little while, with WNE still controlling possession and having some opportunities, but none that truly threatened Andriski in goal for a while.
  • That was until Isabel Barbieri sent a shot at the bottom right corner of the goal, but Andriski made the save.
  • Alicandro went for goal once more in the 44th minute, but Andriski made another save in the bottom left corner of the goal.
  • At halftime, WNE led 1-0. They also led in shots 8-2, shots on goal 3-0, and corner kicks 6-1. Keene State had more saves, 2-0. Both teams had four fouls in the first half.

Second Half:

  • The second half saw KSC open with pressure. They had the first shot of the second half and had the majority of the early possession. Then, Victoria Wilson sent a free kick shot at goal, and Andriski made a brilliant save in the 50th minute of the game to keep the deficit at one.
  • That would only hold the scoreline for a little while. The 52nd minute saw Liza Pinette find Meghan Hartnett on the top-kleft corner of the 18-yard box. Hartnett fired a left-footed shot across the face of the goal and into the bottom-right corner of the goal. WNE led 2-0.
  • Keene State had more chances after that. They had a shot in the 53rd minute, slamming off the top frame of the goal, and then a shot in the 63rd minute was saved by Napolitano.
  • The 74th minute saw a shot saved by Napolitano.
  • That was answered by Natalia Estrada Rangel, who sent a shot at goal, which Andriski saved.
  • The teams traded shots with an 81st-minute shot from Keene State being saved by Napolitano.
  • The final chance for Keene State arrived in the 89th minute as Napolitano had to make one more save to secure the shutout victory.
  • WNE took the nonconference matchup by a score of 2-0.

Inside the Lines:

  • WNE defeated Keene State 2-0 on Tuesday.
  • Abigail Alicandro scored her first goal of the season in the 18th minute to give WNE a 1-0 lead.
  • Meghan Hartnett scored a second goal of the season off an assist from Liza Pinette. WNE led 2-0 in the 52nd minute.
  • Ainsley Napolitano made four saves to secure a shutout victory.
  • WNE led in shots 15-11, shots on goal, 6-4, and corner kicks 7-2.
  • Keene State had more fouls,9-6, and both teams had four saves.

Coach's Corner:

Game-winning goal scorer, Abigail Alicandro, spoke to the Sports Information team after the game. Alicandro was asked what it meant to pick up the clean sheet victory after a conference victory on Saturday and another conference game coming up at the end of the week. "Coming off of Hartford, I know that we had a bit of inconsistency early on in the season, but securing two wins back-to-back and keeping the intensity up, with double shutouts, that means that we are setting ourselves up for a successful season," Alicandro stated. Then, when asked about the goal, Alicandro answered with, "Honestly, I didn't have any celebration. I was just trying to get that initial goal so that we could all take a deep breath. I think nerves were high, so I was really relieved when it went in, but then super excited for the team."

Up Next on the Schedule:

  • The Golden Bears will travel for their next game. They will be in Dudley, Massachusetts, on Friday, September 26, 2025, at 4:00 PM to take on Nichols College.
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