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Westbury, NY - The Mount Aloysius women's soccer team got their season off to a strong start with a pair of victories in New York against York College (NY) and SUNY Old Westbury over the weekend. The Mounties ran past York by a final margin of 8-0 on Friday evening before defeating SUNY Old Westbury by a final scoreline of 4-2 on Saturday afternoon.

Sam Torrenti paced the Mountie offense in Friday's win. Torrenti scored a first half hat-trick and finished the game with a school-record four goals. She scored her first goal 8:36 into the contest after forcing a Cardinal turnover. Torrenti then scored at 22:14 off of a pass from Katie Quillman and again with just over 14 minutes to play in the half after Jordan Gebhart found Torrenti on a cross. Cheyenne Kuncher capped the first-half scoring with a breakaway goal with seven minutes remaining in the first session.

Torrenti completed her scoring 13 minutes into the second half with her fourth goal of the game. Up 5-0, Amanda Brancato and Gebhart scored just over a minute apart at 60:21 and 61:34. Abigail Myers then completed the scoring with just over a minute to play.

Zara Apakoh and Leanne Cardoso-Bastos shared the shutout in goal for the Mounties, who outshot the hosts by a 29-1 margin.

On Saturday, the Mounties and Panthers squared off in a back-and-forth contest. Kiera Bills scored off of a Torrenti corner kick to begin the scoring 27:24 into the game. The Panthers responded with a goal of their own just over a minute later, and the two sides went into halftime tied at 1-1.

Kuncher got Mount Aloysius off to a fast start in the second half with a goal a minute and a half in after receiving a pass from Olivia Woodley. The Mounties held their advantage until the 64:27 mark when SUNY Old Westbury evened things up once again. With the game tied, Kuncher provided the Mounties with another lead after she took a touch past the keeper off of a through ball from Kady Bills and slotted in a goal from a hard angle. 

The Mounties protected their lead for the remainder off the game, and Kuncher completed her hat trick with less than nine minutes remaining after Karen Boone put her through on goal on a flick off her backheel. 

Apakoh earned her second win in as many days as she stopped six shots. The Mounties outshot the Panthers 21-13 and had a 9-2 advantage in corner kick opportunities.

Mount Aloysius returns to the pitch on Wednesday with their home opener at 2 p.m. against St. Vincent.