PURCHASE, N.Y. – Purchase College shutout the visiting Pratt Institute Cannoneers, 3-0, on Monday to conclude the non-conference potion of its 2021 campaign.

Prior to the game, the host Panthers (4-6) celebrated their six seniors with a Senior Night ceremony.  Rebecca Colgan (Valley Stream, NY), Katie Borger (Bellmore, NY), Allie Scarpa (Vineland, NJ), Brianny Marin (Port Chester, NY), Juliet Papadopoulos (Staten Island, NY) and Diana Gilday (Bellrose, NY) were individually recognized for their accomplishments both on and off the field.  

Purchase junior attacker Kristen Purcell (Sauquoit, NY) broke the scoring in the 5th minute, taking a pass from Colgan and sinking a shot inside the far post.  

The Panthers doubled their lead in the 33rd minute—again from the dynamic duo of Colgan and Purcell. Colgan tipped a loose ball inside the 18-yard box and found the feet of Purcell, who sent a far-post shot sailing out of reach from Pratt netminder Casey O'Connor.

Purchase's momentum continued to ignite in the second half as the Panthers delivered the dagger in the 84th minute. With the assist from junior midfielder Lauren Pudelka (Danbury, CT), Purcell ripped a shot from 12 yards to the upper right side of the net. The tally awarded Purcell her second hat trick of the season.   

The Panther's held the 3-0 advantage for the remainder of the game to secure the non-conference victory.

Picking up her first collegiate shutout in net for Purchase, Haley Cascio (SO/Deer Park, NY) finished the game with 10 saves.

The Panthers return to Skyline action this Saturday with a road game in Farmingdale, NY against The College at Old Westbury. Kickoff is slated for 2 p.m.

Senior Day Ceremony
The following was written by head coach Graham Fortunato and announced by SID Stephanie Santora.
 
#21 Diana Gilday - Diana is a very nice and helpful person who is always willing to help underclassmen or recruits with getting acclimated on campus.  On the field, she plays multiple positions and has a fantastic work ethic.  Her fast movement off the ball helps create goal scoring chances.  Diana is a four-sport student-athlete, also competing on the women's cross country, swim and lacrosse teams.  In addition to all of her accolades, she is the managing editor of the school paper, The Phoenix.  Diana, we wish you the best of luck in all of your future endeavors. Diana is joined today by her mother Angela. 
 
#25 Juliet Papadopoulos - Juliet is a very smart, friendly, and kind person who is very enjoyable to coach.  She works very hard and is great at making defensive tackles on the ball.  Juliet excels in the classroom as well.  She has been awarded with the highest gpa of all student athletes at Purchase. Majoring in vocal performance, she's an incredibly talented singer, and has already performed on the Broadway stage as well as Carnegie Hall.   Juliet…. Remember your Purchase family after you make it big. We will miss you. Juliet is accompanied today by her friend Lucy Shearer.  
 
#3 Brianny Marin - Brianny is a determined and resilient teammate who is fearless and always willing to make challenging tackles to help out the team.  Brianny has been a frequent starter since her freshmen year, currently starting in 37 games.  Despite being a defender, Brianny has also posted 3 goals and 2 assists.  She has made the dean's list every semester and has made the skyline conference academic honor roll.  Brianny is able to excel in the classroom despite being enrolled in 21 credit hours.  Brianny is currently a certified nurse assistant and has a passion for helping people.  We are so excited to see what's in store for your future.  Brianny is acoompanied today by her mother Zoila, father Miguel, brother Erick, grandma Josefina, Aunt Sonia, Uncle Carlos and cousins Kevin and Joselyn. 
 
 #13 Allie Scarpa
Allie demonstrates excellent leadership skills day in and day out.  She is always helping with team bonding, helps with equipment, encourages other players in a positive way, and promotes a culture of hard work and respect.  As a freshman, Allie won the Purchase soccer rookie award.  Since then, she has started in 52 games as a defender and has managed to score 5 goals and 4 assists.  Allie has excelled both on the field and off.  She has maintained excellent grades in the classroom and is currently featured in Grammy U.  Allie, we are incredibly grateful that you came back to play your senior season.  We will miss your leadership.  We wish you the best of luck in all of your future endeavors.  Allie is accompanied today by her mom Kim Bond, dad Rich Scarpa and stepdad Mike Bond. 
 
 #12, Katie Borger
Katie is an enthusiastic and positive teammate who always puts the team first.  She is nicknamed speedy because of her incredible speed on both offense and defense.  She is a versatile soccer player and currently has 100% accuracy on shots on goal.   Katie is currently majoring in screenwriting.  We know Katie is going to do great things after college and we wish her the best of luck in the future. Katie is accompanied today by her mom Alisa.
 
#15, Rebecca Colgan
Rebecca is a humble, hard working, and respectful teammate.  She leads by example in the way she respects her teammates, coaches, and opponents.  During her sophomore campaign, Colgan set a program record for most hat tricks in a single season with five total. In the same season, she held a NCAA record for goals per game and led all Skyline Conference players with five game-winning goals. She was named to the All-conference 1st team and has won skyline conference player of the week twice.   Rebecca has a current career total of 39 goals, 10 assists and 88 points over three seasons. In addition to excelling on the field, Rebecca excels in the classroom as well.  She was named to the weekly honor roll three times and was named to the Skyline conference academic honor roll.  We know Rebecca will do great things in the future and we are excited to follow your progress.  Rebecca is accompanied today by her mom Mary and Dad William.