TEANECK, N.J. (Oct. 11, 2026) – The U.S. Merchant Marine Academy women's soccer team erupted for its second double-digit goal-scoring effort of the season, defeating Yeshiva 10-0 in Skyline Conference action on Sunday afternoon at Fairleigh Dickinson University. The Mariners improved to 5-0-5 (5-0-3 Skyline), while the Maccabees fell to 0-6-0 (0-6-0 Skyline).
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Merchant Marine wasted little time getting on the scoreboard in the 12th minute when sophomore
Stella Newman (Columbus, Ohio) found the back of the net off a feed from classmateÂ
Lucy Thomas (Alexandria, Va.), making it 1-0. Thomas doubled the lead in the 16th minute with a goal of her own, to increase the advantage to 2-0. The Blue and Gray continued their offensive surge in the 22nd minute when sophomore
Caroline Dozier (Southampton, N.J.) converted a penalty kick to give the visitors a 3-0 lead. Junior
Lillia Miller (Lawrenceburg, Ind.) added another marker in the 30th minute off a feed from classmate
Jayme Santasiero (Houston, Texas), increasing the lead to 4-0. Newman capped off the first-half scoring in the 36th minute with her second goal of the afternoon, giving USMMA a commanding 5-0 halftime lead.
The Mariners picked up right where they left off in the second half as sophomore Sakura Lopez (San Diego, Calif.) found the back of the net in the 52nd minute to stretch the advantage to 6-0 before Newman completed her hat trick in the 64th minute off a feed from Miller to push the lead to 7-0. The Blue and Gray continued to pour it on in the 69th minute when freshman Jade Rivera (Aliso Viejo, Calif.) put one into the back of the net off a nice setup pass from senior Faith Sammons (Aubrey, Texas) to make it 8-0. Lopez struck again for her second of the match in the 83rd minute off a feed from Dozier to extend the lead to 9-0, then freshman Hailey Catolico (Apex, N.C.) capped off the scoring in the 89th minute with a goal off an assist from freshman Isabella Candelaria (Colorado Springs, Colo.) to secure the 10-0 victory.
The Mariners held the Maccabees without a shot and fired 60 shots, a season high. Merchant Marine also held a 13-0 advantage in corner kicks.
Sophomore Charli Warren (Atlanta, Ga.) notched her third win of the season and her second shutout for the Mariners, while Rena Neiger stopped a game-high 19 shots for the Maccabees.
The Mariners return to action on Friday, Oct. 16, when they host rival SUNY Maritime in Skyline Conference action for their annual 142 Game. Kickoff is scheduled for 5 p.m. at Bartoszek Field.
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