SCHENECTADY, NY – Senior forward Jennifer Mansfield scored in the first half, and senior goalkeeper Kayla Marti made seven saves to lead the Union College women's soccer team (4-0) to a 1-0 win over Endicott College (2-1) in the opening game of the Union Women's Soccer Invitational.
 
Mansfield's team leading fourth goal of the season came in the 25^th minute, as Union's top two scorers helped the home team take an early lead.
 
Sophomore forward Mollie Gilchrist found Mansfield mid-stride on a run into the box. Mansfield beat the Endicott back line and fired a low shot past goalkeeper Natalie Wyrsch at 24:56 to give Union a 1-0 lead heading into halftime.
 
The Gulls had their best chance to even the contest early in second half as Endicott forward Nicole Fournier received a long pass inside the 18-yard box and volleyed a shot on net, but Marti came up with the save in the 51^st minute.
 
In the 79^th minute, Endicott forward Chelsea Garlock could not get enough force behind a header to beat Marti, who made an easy catch to preserve the one-goal lead for the Dutchwomen, who notched their fourth straight win to start the season.
 
Endicott nearly struck first in the sixth minute, but Union goalkeeper Kayla Marti made a heads up play to keep the game scoreless early on. Endicott's Garlock broke behind the Union defense, but Marti came out from the goal line and made a sliding stop on Garlock's shot attempt.
 
Shots were even at 12-12 for the contest, but Endicott held a 7-4 advantage in shots on goal. Marti and the Union defense earned their second shutout of the season.
 
Union will host SUNY Plattsburgh tomorrow at 12:00 p.m. while Endicott will take on Husson College at 3:00 p.m..