Zaslaw nets brace to help secure 5-2 win over Chicago State

SMITHFIELD, R.I. - The Bryant University women's soccer team finished out their non-conference schedule with a 5-2 win over Chicago State on Thursday night.

Game Information
Bryant 5, Chicago State 2
Records: Bryant (7-5-3, 2-3-2), Chicago State (3-11)
Location: Smithfield, RI (Beirne Stadium)

Coach's comments on the win...

"We were focused from the start and played some excellent soccer in the attack and on defense throughout the first half. The result was three very good goals as well as a fourth that was also well taken and should have coutned. Our level dipped just a bit at the start of the second half and it took us until late in the game to start to approach our best form once again. That said, we kept going for the full 90 and showed a bit of a ruthless streak to finish the game off with two good goals to put the game away."

Key Moment

• Freshman Samantha Zaslaw scored a brace to help put the game out of reach for the Cougars.

Scoring Summary

•  11th minute - Bryant 1 , Chicago St. 0 - Junior Carly Warn picked up a bad pass from the Cougar defense and dribbled her way into the box and finished the ball off from close range to put the Bulldogs up.
• 17th minute - Bryant 2, Chicago St. - Catherine Bean took a shot that was saved and fell to Madison Luke. Luke followed up with another shot that was saved. The third time was the charm for Bryant however as the ball fell to Jordyn COllins who one-timed it home from inside the 6-yd box.
• 34th minute - Bryant 3, Chicago St. 0 - Samantha Zaslaw stole the ball off a Cougar defender and took it into the 18-yd box before finishing it off into the lower right corner with her left foot.
• 47th minute - Bryant 3, Chicago St. 1 - Chicago State picked the pocket of a Bryant defender. Natalie Martinez then played a cheeky ball over the top to Jacqueline Tamayo who one timed it and put a looping ball into the top right corner.
• 53rd minute - Bryant 3, Chicago St. 2 - The Bulldogs played a poor pass out of the back and Daliisha Spence was there to capitalize. She picked up the ball, took a touch and finished it into the right side of the goal.
• 81st minute - Bryant 4, Chicago St. 2 - A ball was played to Catie Bean on the right wing. She took it, cut inside, and played a pass across the middle to Makayla Griffin. Griffin, with plenty of space, took a touch and from 25-yds out hit a shot off the crossbar that hit off the goalie and in.
• 87th minute - Bryant 5, Chicago St. 2 - Zaslaw tallied her second goal of the night on a pass from Bean just outside the 18-yd box. Zaslaw took a touch to set herself up and fired a shot with her left into the lower right corner.

Notes and Notables

• Bryant's win means that they clinch their first winning season since 2019.
• Zaslaw's goals were the first of her career.
• Warn's goal was her first of the season and second of her career.
• The goals by Griffin and Collins make them the team leaders in goals with three a piece.
• The Black and Gold took a season high 20 shots in the contest. 15 of those shots were on target.
• Bean led the Bulldogs in shots with seven while Zaslaw, Griffin, and Hailey Koons each tallied three.
• Bean's two assists bring her season total to four and make her the team points leader. This is the third time in her career that Bean has dished out more than one assist in a game.
• Goalkeeper Selena Negron made one save in her 90 minutes of play.

Next Up

The Black and Gold have the week off before ending their regular season with a 7:00 pm conference matchup with UMass Lowell next Thursday (Oct. 26th).