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Salve Regina University

Salve Regina University Seahawks
Olivia Tacconi working against the Cougars
Ed Pepin
1
Clark University CLARK (9-6-3)
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Winner Salve Regina SALVE (11-3-5)
Clark University CLARK
(9-6-3)
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Final
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Salve Regina SALVE
(11-3-5)
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Clark University CLARK 1 0 1
Salve Regina SALVE 0 2 2

Game Recap: Women's Soccer |

NEWMAC Quarterfinal: Salve Regina def. Clark, 2-1

Spadavecchia, Gallagher score second-half goals for Seahawks

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NEWPORT, R.I. (November 3, 2026) -- No. 2 Seed Salve Regina University women's soccer, ranked fifth in the NCAA Region II coaches' poll, defeated No. 7 Seed Clark University, 2-1, in New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) championships quarterfinal action on Tuesday afternoon at Reynolds Field. The teams had just met six days ago with a 3-1 result for the second-seeded Seahawks (11-3-5). Today, the seventh-seeded Cougars played the aggressor with the game's first goal in the 15th minute.

Kory Lloyd (Jamestown, N.C.), who scored the lone Cougar goal on a penalty kick in last week's contest, lofted a free kick towards the cage and Caroline Knecht (Scottsdale, Ariz.) cleaned it up with a quick boot into the net for a 1-0 lead at the 14:25 mark.

The Cougars dominated in shots in the first half (11-to-5) even though the Seahawks had the edge in corner kicks (6-to-2).

Switching the field at halftime, Salve Regina got the equalizer four minutes in as Sienna Mastroianni (Whitinsville, Mass.) applied the pressure with her initial shot before Tori Spadavecchia (Monmouth Beach, N.J.) ratcheted a pair of rebounds with the second getting by Gabrielle Huryn (Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio) at 48:37.

Salve Regina senior captain Allie Gallagher (Staten Island, N.Y.) anticipated a well-placed feed from Paige Jessuck (Waterford, Conn.) and put it in the upper left corner for the go-ahead tally at 51:31.

Fellow Seahawk senior and goalkeeper Sabrina Lawless (Milford, Conn.) faced four shots after Gallagher's go-ahead goal -- from four different Cougars -- and stopped them all. She finished with six saves for the game.

The Seahawks advance to their first-ever NEWMAC semifinal and will host sixth-seeded Babson College on Thursday, November 5, at 1 p.m. The Beavers, who bested the Seahawks in the regular season in Wellesley, Mass. (4-2), rallied from down 2-0 early at third-seeded Wheaton College to defeat the Lyons, 3-2, on an overtime goal.

INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final: Salve Regina 2, Clark 1
Records: Salve Regina (11-3-5, 7-2-2 NEWMAC), Clark (9-6-3, 4-4-3 NEWMAC)
History: Salve Regina and Clark meet in women's soccer for the sixth straight season and 15th time overall. Last Wednesday was the fourth meeting ever as fellow NEWMAC members and the first win for the Seahawks in league play. Today, the Seahawks made their NEWMAC postseason debut and the Cougars returned to the playoffs for the first time since 2023. The first eight meetings occurred from 1986 through 1993. Clark leads the all-time series, 10-4-1.

SUMMARY
  • 14:25 | CLARK | GOAL by Clark University Caroline Knecht (FIRST GOAL), Assist by Kory Lloyd, goal number 6 for season.
  • 48:37 | SALVE | GOAL by Salve Regina Tori Spadavecchia, goal number 3 for season.
  • 51:31 | SALVE | GOAL by Salve Regina Allie Gallagher, Assist by Paige Jessuck, goal number 7 for season.
NOTEWORTHY
  • Salve Regina's Sabrina Lawless had six stops between the posts and Clark's Gabrielle Huryn had five saves.
  • Salve Regina reaches 11 wins in a season for just the fourth time in program history and first since 2011.
ON THE HORIZON
No. 2 Salve Regina hosts No. 6 Babson College, a 3-2 overtime winner at No. 3 Wheaton College, with a 1 p.m. contest at Reynolds Field on FloCollege.
 
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