Women’s soccer earns first-ever NCAA tournament berth

Posted by Mike Cunniff

The St. John’s women’s soccer team’s 13-6-1 record helped earn them their first NCAA tournament birth in the 23 year history of the program.

Russell Ties Shutout Record In Double OT Victory

By Steve Sidoti

The St. John’s women’s soccer team defeated the University of South Florida on Friday night,  in a thrilling 1-0 victory in double overtime.

Lane’s goal in final minute lifts Red Storm over Louisville

Posted by Matthew Bultman

The St. John’s women soccer team continued its dominance at Belson Stadium in dramatic fashion Friday night.

Women’s Soccer Pair Recognized By the Big East

Posted By Steve Sidoti

A pair of St. John’s women’s soccer players were recognized by the BIG EAST Conference on Monday, as Kristin Russell was named the Goalkeeper of the Week and Amanda Pasciolla was named to the honor roll.

Women’s Soccer defeats No. 16 Connecticut in OT

Posted by Dylan Kitts

When St. John’s senior Amanda Pasciolla took control of the loose ball at midfield in overtime, all of her teammates seemed to know something special was about to happen.

“We all just knew,” senior Tara Mendoza said. “It’s a feeling.”

Their instincts were right.

Women’s soccer tops Hoosiers

Posted by Dylan Kitts

Although the St. John’s women’s soccer team fell behind early, the Red Storm came back with two goals late in the second half to defeat No. 25 Indiana, 2-1, Sunday.

Late goal from Leaverton lifts Johnnies past Blackbirds

Posted by Chris Harris

Slippery conditions couldn’t keep the Red Storm from attaining their second home victory of the season, as the Johnnies beat Long Island University, 1-0, Friday evening.

StormTracker highlights women’s soccer seniors

Posted by Bill San Antonio

StormTracker All Access, a free section of CBS.com’s web media highlighting St. John’s athletics, will be conducting a series of interviews this summer with the fifteen seniors on the Red Storm women’s soccer team.

Irish Win Women’s Tourney

Posted by Bill San Antonio

The Notre Dame women’s soccer team remained undefeated and untied as they beat Connecticut Sunday for the Big East Championship.

With 3:02 left in the first overtime, Irish forward Melissa Henderson scored the game’s only goal, which was assisted by Michele Weissenhoffer. For those of you counting at home, the goal was Henderson’s 16th of the season.

The championship is Notre Dame’s 10th, and this match marked the ninth time Connecticut and Notre Dame have met for the Championship. UConn’s only win came in 2004 when the tournament was held in Stoors, Ct.

Big East Tournament Update

Posted by Anthony Morreale

The stage has been set for the Big East Championship women’s soccer title game: Notre Dame will take on Connecticut on Nov. 9.

The No. 1 seeded Irish advanced to the title game with a 2-0 win over Marquette in South Bend last night. The game-winner was scored in the 18th minute when junior Michele Weissenhofer finished off an assist from freshman Melissa Henderson.

The game on Nov. 9 will mark the fifth straight season that the Irish have advanced to the title match with their last Big East Championship coming in 2006.

The Irish, who are now perfect 20-0 on the season, defeated the Huskies by the score of 2-0 in their only game this year on Oct. 19.

They have also faced the Connecticut eight times in the history of the Big East Tournament and hold 7-1 advantage in those games.