THE BASICS:

-Score: Assumption 2, Pace 0

-Records: Assumption (10-7, 8-6 NE-10); Pace (8-6-4, 5-5-4 NE-10)

-Location: Pleasantville, N.Y.

-The Lead: Sophomore Amanda Arnold (Saco, Maine / Thornton Academy) scored twice on Saturday afternoon to lead the Assumption College women's soccer team to a 2-1 lead over Pace in the weekend's NE-10 contest. The game marks the fourth this season that Arnold has tallied multiple goals. 

HOW IT HAPPENED:

-The Hounds got out to a quick lead in the ninth minute when Arnold took a shot from the top of the box that found its way past Pace's keeper Aisha Chauhan into the right side of the net.

-Assumption maintained the lead throughout the remainder of the first half, but early in the second, the Setters' Emma Sinanan tied it up off of a rebound in front of the goal (50:28).

-The squads remained tied for 21 minutes, until Arnold scored the gamewinner off of a corner kick (71:19). Freshman Ania Spina (Wallingford, Conn. / Mark T. Sheehan) took the kick, sent it into the box where junior Jaclyn Tomasello (Halifax, Mass. / Silver Lake Regional) and Arnold were waiting to deflect the ball into the net for the 2-1 final.  

INSIDE THE NUMBERS:

-Arnold and senior Paige Radomski (Kingston, Mass. / Silver Lake Regional) led the Assumption offense with four shots apiece, both registering two on goal. 

-Spina tallied two shots while two other Hounds lined up for a shot on goal including Tomasello and junior Emily Hill (Dedham, Mass. / Dedham).

-Junior Emily Kuzma (East Haven, Conn. / East Haven) tallied three saves in her 90 minutes between the posts compared to Chauhan's five for Pace.

-Overall, Pace outshot the Hounds 13-12 however, Assumption registered seven shots on goal compared to four for the Setters.

-Assumption held a 4-2 advantage in corner kicks.

BEHIND THE BOX SCORE:

-Saturday's game marks the fourth this season that Arnold has notched multiple goals.

-Arnold is now tied for the league's goal leader with 10 and ranks third in points with 25, just two behind Radomski who leads the NE-10 in the category.

UP NEXT:

-The competition marks the final regular-season match for the Hounds. Following the completion of the remainder of the NE-10 teams' schedules, NE-10 Playoff dates and times will be announced. Currently Assumption sits in sixth place in the league as the top eight make the tournament.

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