Annandale-On-Hudson, NY----The Brooklyn College women's soccer team dropped a non-conference match on the road at Bard College, 8-1, on Tuesday. BC falls to 1-5-2 overall with the loss while the Raptors improve to 2-6-1. Next Up: BC will look to bounce back as they open conference play at home against CCNY on Saturday at 12pm.
Bard (2-6-1) opened the scoring in the 19th minute when Mahlia Slaiby converted off an assist from Nikki Magnozzi. Magnozzi then doubled the Raptors' advantage in the 27th minute before Goldie Siff added another goal in the 42nd minute to give Bard a 3-0 lead at halftime.
Bard continued its offensive pressure early in the second half, scoring twice in the opening four minutes. Brooke Egrestis found the back of the net in the 47th and 49th minutes to extend the lead to 5-0.
Slaiby completed her brace in the 59th minute with an assist from Georgia McCauley, while Natalie Wing added another goal less than three minutes later to make it 7-0.
Brooklyn got on the scoreboard in the 69th minute when Imani Dickens scored her second goal of the season, cutting the deficit to 7-1. The Bulldogs continued to generate opportunities late, but Bard goalkeeper Julianna LaFond turned aside several Brooklyn attempts to preserve the lead.
Melania Hracs capped the scoring for the Raptors in the 70th minute.
Despite the final score, Brooklyn recorded 14 shots, including seven on target. Krista Strader led the Bulldogs with two shots on goal, while Gianna DiPronio recorded three shots. Aissa Santos Lopez, Alyssa Hardison, Venetiana Garyfallos and Imani Dickens each registered a shot on target.
In goal, April Hartje played all 90 minutes for Brooklyn and recorded 10 saves.
Bard finished with a 26-14 advantage in shots and held a 19-7 edge in shots on goal. The Raptors also earned nine corner kicks compared to four for the Bulldogs.
Slaiby led Bard with two goals and an assist, while Egrestis also scored twice. Magnozzi, Siff, Wing and Hracs each added a goal.
