Vikings Shutout Beavers for First Win

SALEM, Mass. – Salem State women's soccer secured their first win of the season this afternoon after defeating the Beavers from the University of Maine Farmington by a tally of 2-0. The Vikings' shutout victory boosted their record to 1-2 on the young season.

HOW IT HAPPENED:

• Salem's early pressure paid off in the 23^rd minute of action when Krysta Zamejtis' (Danvers, Mass.) shot found its way past the Beavers' keeper to give her squad the early 1-0 tilt.
• Paige Gonya (Sabattus, Maine) turned away the Vikings next three shots before Brenna Paquette (Hudson, N.H.) doubled the Vikings' lead with a goal in the closing ten minutes of the first to send the game into the break with Salem up, 2-0.  
• The second half would be a defensive stalemate as Gonya turned away four shots, while Ava Guyer (East Granby, Conn.) saved both shots she faced to solidify the 2-0 shutout victory for the Vikings.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS:

• Krysta Zamejtis' early goal marked the first of her collegiate career, and the first for the Vikings this season.
• Ava Guyer's shutout marks the second of her career in the orange and blue.

UP NEXT:

Salem State women's soccer is back on the road, Wednesday, September 11 when they travel to Dudley, Massachusetts to take on the Nichols College Bison at 3:30 p.m..