NEW HAVEN, Connecticut - For the second straight season, a penalty kick goal was the only marker as the Southern Connecticut State Owls defeated the American International College women's soccer team 1-0 in a Northeast-10 Conference matchup.

FAST FACTS:
Final Score: AIC 0, Southern Connecticut 1
Record: AIC falls to 3-4-1 overall and 2-3-1 in the NE10, while SCSU improves to 2-7-1 overall and 2-4-1 in the NE10.
Location: Jess Dow Field, New Haven, Connecticut

STAT LEADERS:
AIC:
Mikayla Demanche (four saves)
Jennifer Hackett (three shots on goal)

SCSU:
Gabrielle Arruda (eight saves)
Victoria Buonanni (game-winning PK goal)

HOW IT HAPPENED:

• Victoria Buonanni opened the scoring for the Owls on a penalty kick, scoring at 20:49 to put SCSU up 1-0.
• AIC came out firing in the second half, and drew a PK midway through the frame, but Anais Chareyron's bid was foiled by Gabrielle Arruda.
• Though AIC ended the game with an 8-5 edge in shots-on-goal, the Yellow Jackets could not find the equalizer.

UP NEXT:

• The Yellow Jackets head west to take on the Le Moyne Dolphins in an NE10 matchup on Tuesday, October 3 at 4 p.m. in Syracuse, New York.