Box Score

The Fairfield University women's soccer team posted its third consecutive shutout to open the year with a 1-0 win over American University at the D.C. Invitational, hosted by Georgetown University. The Stags improve to 3-0 on the year, while the Eagles fall to 0-5.

Casey Frobey broke a scoreless tie in the 73^rd minute of play, her first tally of the season and the eighth career game-winning tally. Frobey headed a cross from Lauren Reilly, who earned her first career assist, into the back of the net.

The three consecutive shutouts, 270 minutes, is a program-record for the Stags, who opened the 1992 season – the program's first varsity campaign – with back-to-back shutouts. Fairfield opens a season 3-0 for the first time since 2001, and for the fifth time in program history. No Stags team has ever started a year 4-0-0, with the team's best four-game start coming in 1994 at 3-0-1.

Kelly Boudreau made a season-high four saves in posting her third clean sheet of the season. The victory moves her into fourth place alone on the Stags all-time wins list with 25, as she is 3-0-0 on the year. 

Frobey moved past Ahna Johnson into sixth place on the Stags all-time points list with 72. She moved into a sixth-place tie in game-winning tallies and has 28 career goals, one shy of Johnson for fifth on the goals list.

The game was evenly matched in the box score, with the Stags holding a 9-8 edge in shots and a 7-6 edge in corner kicks. Both squads managed to put four shots on net in the contest. American committed one additional foul, 6-5.

The Stags conclude play at the D.C. Invitational on Monday when they take on the 22^nd ranked Georgetown Hoyas. The Hoyas opened the tournament with a 4-0 win over George Mason to improve to 5-0-0 on the season. Georgetown is the first ranked opponent for the Stags this season and the first since Fairfield opened the 2009 season against 23^rd ranked Boston College. Fairfield welcomes the Eagles, which was ranked 6^th in the nation in the August 31 coaches poll, to Lessing Field on Friday, September 10 at 7 p.m.