Springfield, Mass. - October 3, 2026 - The Springfield College women's soccer team dropped a 4-1 decision to Salve Regina University on Saturday afternoon at the Irv Schmid Sports Complex.
With the loss, Springfield moves to 2-7-0 overall and 1-2-0 in NEWMAC play, while Salve Regina improves to 5-1-3 overall and 3-0-0 in conference play.
Prior to the start of the match, Springfield honored its four seniors Mallory Forgatch (Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.), Summer Chong (Singapore), Julia Mateus (Ludlow, Mass.), and Haley Sinacola (North Attleboro, Mass.).Â
Springfield opened the scoring in the 13th minute when Katie McFerran (Selkirk, N.Y.) found the back of the net off assists from Peyton Knott (Leicester, Mass.) and Adyson Wiseman (Waterford, Conn.) to give the Pride an early 1-0 advantage. Salve Regina answered just under four minutes later, as Paige Jessuck scored off a feed from Olivia Tacconi to even the game at 1-1. Jessuck struck again in the 32nd minute, scoring her second goal of the afternoon off an assist from Ellie Snoke to give the Seahawks a 2-1 lead heading into halftime.
Salve Regina added to its advantage early in the second half when Tacconi scored an unassisted goal in the 52nd minute, extending the Seahawks' lead to 3-1. The Seahawks capped the scoring in the 87th minute when Sienna Mastroianni found the back of the net off an assist from Maddie Smith.
Mairead Marsden (Amsterdam, N.Y.) played all 90 minutes in goal for Springfield and made three saves. The Seahawks outshot the Pride 16-13 and held a 7-3 edge in corner kicks.Â
Springfield will travel to Coast Guard on Wednesday for a 6:00 pm matchup.
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