Viterbo Drops Season Opener at St. Thomas

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. – The Viterbo University Women's Soccer team dropped their season opener 3-0 to St. Thomas (Fla.), who was receiving votes in the NAIA Preseason Top 25 Coaches Poll. at Bobcat Turf Field. The V-Hawks drop to 0-1 while the Bobcats improve to 1-0.

Alex Little would take the first shot of the season for Vitebro, but goalie Isabella Penaranda would save the shot. The Bobcats would get on the board in the 16^th minute on a goal by Miranda Ferradaz, assisted by Leslie De Leon. Ferradaz would put in another goal just before half on an assist from Sarolta Oppelland to go up 2-0 going into halftime. Grace Breuchel, Hadley Dammer, and Aimee Kemper each had shots on goal in the first half.

Ferradaz would then find Karina Medina on a corner kick to go up 3-0 at 60:54. Although Shani Tiber and Belle Johnson would each get another shot in before the end of the game, but none found the net.

St. Thomas would outshoot the V-Hawks 14-7, had the edge in shots on goal 13-4, and took the only three corner kicks in the game.

Madison Williams (0-1) played 76 minutes and recorded seven saves, and Molly Ripley played the final 13 minutes. Pernaranda (1-0) played all 90 minutes and had four saves.

The V-Hawks return to action on Tuesday, August 23^rd at #6 Keiser in West Palm Beach, Fla.