Box Score JERSEY CITY, N.J. – Fairfield defeated Saint Peter's 4-0 in Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) women's soccer action on Wednesday.
Molly O'Halloran (Colonia, N.J./Union Catholic Regional) made six saves for the Peacocks (2-6-0, 0-2-0 MAAC) while Greta Vogel (Fountain Hills, Ariz./Fountain Hills [Scottsdale Community College]) recorded both shots in the loss.
Sydney Arestivo, Ashley Small, Nikki Stanton and Molly Moran each found the twine for the Stags (5-4-0, 1-0-0 MAAC) while Kathleen Early made one save in the winning effort.
Fairfield showed why it is the MAAC preseason favorite after posting three goals in the first half and a tally in the final frame to earn the 4-0 victory.
Shannon Fay hit the cross bar for the Stags, but Arestivo was there to clean it up and knock the ball into the twine to give Fairfield a 1-0 edge at the 10:19 mark.
Megan O'Brien then feed Small, who streaked down the right side of the field and found the back of the net for her team-leading sixth goal 91 seconds later before Stanton converted a penalty kick at the 19:42 mark to give Fairfield a 3-0 advantage going into halftime.
Moran then sealed the win when she scored off a feed from Torey Camporini in the 71st minute.
Vogel recorded both shots for Saint Peter's on the day. The senior had her shot saved by Early in the 26th minute and then missed wide in the 57th minute.
The Peacocks went 2-3 on the five-game homestand. The squad hits the road for only second time this season and for the first time in league play on Saturday at Siena. Game time is 1 p.m.
