Women's Soccer Suffers First Loss of the Year, 1-0

Pomona, NJ - Junior Val Davison (Cranbury/Princeton) scored her first goal of the season to give Richard Stockton (5 -1-1) a 1-0 victory over Kean (NJ) in the opening of the NJAC schedule for both teams today. The Ospreys now have a six-game unbeaten streak (5-0-1).

Courtney Dougherty (Ocean City/Ocean City) added an assist for Stockton and goalkeeper Alex Rogers (Medford/Shawnee) recorded six saves in the winning effort. Kean goalkeeper Samantha Groh (Mason, MI/Mason) also recorded five saves in the losing effort.

The lone goal was scored early in the first half, as Davison was able to shoot past Kean goalie Groh and give Stockon a 1-0 lead with a tally at the 12-minute mark. Kean had a few opportunities throughout the first-half game but Rogers was up for each challenge keeping the the Cougars off the board.

Kean looked to tie the game with about one minute remaining in the game, however, it was another key save for Rogers who registered her second shutout of the season.

Kean will be back home Wednesday, October 20th against Rutgers-Newark in an NJAC game.