SMITHFIELD, R.I. – The Fairleigh Dickinson women's soccer team (5-3-0, 5-2-0 NEC) ended the 2021 regular season with a 2-1 victory over Bryant (3-4, 3-3 NEC) from Beirne Stadium on Tuesday night.

Junior Madelyn Robbins netted her third goal of the season in the first half off a shot from fellow junior Paula Ruess, who recorded her first assist of the year. Senior Alyssa Caggiano scored FDU's second goal in the second half and Robbins registered the assist on the play.  

Coach Teepe's Thoughts
"I thought this was our best game all year. We created some really good and dangerous chances. We had a little bit of a lull at the end of the first half, but we picked the energy back up in the second half. We were close to getting a third goal. Giving one up at the end was disappointing, but this was our best game of the season."

"Maddie was on fire today and her energy was fantastic. If there is a shot, we tell our players to find the ball and she did that. This is a great was for Alyssa to end the season with a goal. We had some great energy from our seniors tonight. Tori was very impactful today and provides major energy for us. Our back line was fantastic today, we missed having Chloe and it was great to see her out there today."

"I felt our performance today was even better than the Semifinal win from last season against Bryant."

How it Happened

• Robbins attacked the Bryant defense and broke through in the third minute with a right-footed shot that was saved on a dive by Meghan Dalton.
• Senior Viktorija Miseljic recorded the next shot on goal in the match in the 12th minute off a corner kick, but Dalton again registered a save.
• In the 21st minute, junior Paula Ruess stole the ball from a Bryant defender, fired a shot to the right side of the net that was saved, but Robbins was there on the right side for the rebound and found the back of the net to give FDU a 1-0 lead.
• Senior goalie Cassandra Marcoux registered her first save of the match in the 28th minute when Chae Diani fired a shot from outside the box that was stopped by the senior netminder.
• Sophomore Naemi Hausen fired a shot in the 46th minute that was saved by Dalton and the Bulldogs applied pressue in the 52nd minute, but the Knights were able to keep them out of the net.
• Senior Alyssa Caggiano extended FDU's lead to 2-0 in the 54th minute after Robbins ripped a shot that was saved and Caggiano was there to find the back of the net.
• Senior Alexiane Marquis recorded FDU's final shot of the match in the 69th minute and Bryant scored in the 90th minute off a goal from Vanessa Major, but the Bulldogs fell 2-1 to FDU.

Inside the Box Score

• FDU attempted 13 shots, including six on goal in the match.
• The Knights drew 12 fouls in the contest and only allowed eight total shots, with only one going on goal.
• Robbins now has six career goals and seven career assists.
• Caggiano netted her fourth career goal and second of the season.
• Ruess' assist was the fourth of her career.
• FDU is now 9-3-2 all-time against Bryant.