Third-Seeded Women’s Soccer Dominates in 3-0 NCAA Opening Round Victory

Saturday, November 11

Providence, R.I.

4 p.m.

Brown University

12-2-2, 7-0-0

Quinnipiac

13-4-1, 9-0-1

Quinnipiac

Brown

Photo by: Chip DeLorenzo

Third-Seeded Women’s Soccer Dominates in 3-0 NCAA Opening Round Victory

11/11/2023 8:14:00 PM | Women's Soccer

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PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Head coach Kia McNeill said champions do more. Step one is complete as third-seeded Brown women's soccer (12-2-2) blanked Quinnipiac (13-4-1) 3-0 in front of over 1,000 fans on Saturday evening at Stevenson-Pincince Field.

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"The team played tremendous from start to finish," said McNeill. "I'm happy for us to be one of 32 teams playing. We were able to get a shutout against a good team in Quinnipiac and tonight showed how strong our team is."

It was a complete game for the Bears as the defense allowed just one shot on goal and Brown secured goals from Ava Seelenfreund, Layla Shell and Brittany Raphino.

Seelenfreund was aggressive offensively all evening with four shots on target, including her second goal of the season. Shell added her third goal of the year in the 30^th minute – her first goal since her Brown debut on the 2023 opening day – to make it 2-0 Bears at the break.

Raphino put the closing touches with her 13^th goal with 35 seconds remaining to bring the raucous crowd to its feet.

Clare Gagne is now 10-2-2 on the year and earned her seventh blank sheet of the season.

NEXT UP
The Bears take on sixth-seeded Mississippi State for the first time in the second round on Friday, November 17 in Palo Alto, Calif.

The Bulldogs defeated Providence 1-0 in overtime in Starkville earlier today.

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