By Joseph Staszewski
The St. John’s women’s soccer team is on a hot streak, thanks to cooling off their opponents’ offense.
The Red Storm has won three straight games, including its first two Big East tilts without allowing a goal. The latest victory was 1-0 over host Creighton Sunday in Nebraska. It was St. John’s second consecutive conference victory on the road and the team has not allowed a goal in 293 minutes of action.
The Red Storm’s lone goal came on the first score of senior Marisa Ammaturo’s career in Queens. The shot from 20 yards out came off a pass from Deana Murino in the 36th minute. Sophomore goalie Diana Poulin made sure it stood up. She made four saves, including one in the final minute, to ensure the victory for St. John’s (6-5-0, 2-0-0), which moved back over .500 overall.
Poulin’s performance over the weekend earned her Big East Defensive Player of the Week honors. She made 10 saves in the last three games and has four shutouts this season, which matches her total from all of last year.
St. John’s gave its keeper a little more to work with a 2–0 victory over Xavier on Sept. 25. Shea Connors and Allie Moar both provided goals. Connors found the back of the net unassisted in the 48th minute. Moar, a freshman, tallied the first score of her career to the 50th minute to put St. John’s ahead 2-0.
The Red Storm, which lost four straight games earlier this season, is getting hot at the right time. The Big East conference season just got underway and St. John’s now gets games back at Belson Stadium. It was slated to take on a very good Marquette team this Thursday and then host Butler Sunday. St. John’s has hopes of winning at Big East title and reaching the NCAA tournament for the second straight year.
