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WOMEN'S SOCCER SUFFERS DAMAGING LOSS AT AIC, 1-0         Saint Michael’s must defeat Bryant on Wednesday to keep playoff hopes alive FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                               FOR MORE INFORMATION October 23, 2004                                                                                Contact: Seth Cole Courtesy AIC Sports Information                                                           Phone: (802) 654-2537 SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – Valantein Burson (Stoneham, Mass.) scored in the 38th minute and Sara Mead (Great Barrington, Mass.) turned away nine shots for her first career shutout as the American International College women’s soccer team posted a 1-0 win over Saint Michael’s Saturday afternoon at AIC Park. The win snaps a six-game slide for the Yellow Jackets as they improve to 3-13-0 overall and 3-10-0 in the Northeast-10, while the Purple Knights dropped their second in a row and are now 8-7-2 overall and 5-7-1 in the league. Burson would net the game’s only goal with 7:47 remaining in the first half when she netted an unassisted tally, her second goal of the season. It marked the first game-winning goal of Burson’s career. Mead made nine saves as the Yellow Jackets recorded their first shutout in more than two years, since a 1-0 blanking of Teikyo Post on October 21, 2002. It also marked the first career shutout for Mead. Freshman Gillian Goldman (Stratham, N.H./Exeter) made five saves for the Purple Knights, who must defeat Bryant in their regular-season finale on Wednesday at Doc Jacobs Field in order to keep their playoff hopes alive. AIC returns to action Monday when it heads to Teikyo Post for a 3:00 game. The next Yellow Jacket home game is Wednesday when they entertain UMass Lowell in a 3:00 contest. ###PURPLEKNIGHTS###

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