The Lady Bearcats and new head coach Rebecca Stewart opened the season with a 3-1 victory on the road against Hiram College in the opening day of the Case Western Reserve Tournament.

After a scoreless opening half, Hiram scored 12 minutes into the second frame to take a 1-0 lead, but SVC stormed back.  Leanna Seminsky scored off an assist from Logan Gamelier, then Gamelier added her first collegiate goal, a shot that would prove to be the game-winner.  Kylie Simonini added an unassisted goal to seal the 3-1 victory.

Freshman goalkeeper Kirstie Mills recorded six saves and her first victory.

The Lady Bearcats lost to host Case Western Reserve in the championship game of the Case Tournament.  The final score was 2-1.

Case took a 1-0 lead into the halftime break, thanks to a corner kick that was headed home for a goal.  In the second half, SVC was called for a handball inside the 18-yard area, resulting in a penalty kick.  Case converted on the attempt to make it 2-0.  Three minutes later, Emily Ianachione scored her first collegiate goal to cut the lead in half, but that was as close as the Lady Bearcats would get.

The Lady Bearcats battled the Seton Hill Griffins to a scoreless, double-overtime tie.

In a defensive struggle, the Lady Bearcats were outshot 20-8, but freshman goalie Kirstie Mills made six saves to earn her first collegiate shutout.

After an evenly-played first half, the Griffins increased the pressure on offense in the second frame, recording nine shots, including a pair of point blank blasts, both smothered by Mills.

In the first overtime period, the Lady Bearcat offense attempted to rally, keeping the ball deep in Griffin territory for much of the frame.  SVC was unable to find the back of the net, however, and the game went to a second overtime.

Seton Hill looked to rally in the third overtime, advancing the ball deep into SVC territory, and gaining a pair of corner kicks.  However, the SVC defense once again withstood the attack, and the game ended deadlocked.

The Lady Bearcats were defeated 2-0 by visiting Juniata College in SVC's 2008 home opener.

Juniata scored once in each half, and held off SVC for the win.

The Golden Eagles started quickly, finding the scoreboard just over nine minutes into play, when Laura Goodlander lofted a pass down the middle of the field to Caitlin Bigelow, who dribbled 50 yards and sent the shot into the lower right hand corner of the net to put Juniata up 1-0.

Juniata looked to add to its lead at the 24-minute mark.  After a Golden Eagle corner kick, SVC had trouble clearing the ball from in front of keeper Kirstie Mills.  Juniata's Amanda Broadwell was able to fire two blasts from point blank range, but the first was blocked by an SVC defender and the second was saved by Mills on a highlight-reel play.

Mills made two more saves over the duration of the half, and the game went into intermission with a 1-0 score.

The Lady Bearcats looked to be in control following halftime, as SVC recorded five of the half's first six shots, but three were deflected and two were saved by keeper Kristen Penska, including a leaping header attempt off of a corner kick by SVC's Leanna Seminsky with just over 30 minutes left to play.

Juniata gained an insurance goal with 19 minutes to go when Aimee Radic fought through traffic to control a bouncing ball over the head of Mills to put her team up 2-0.

Mills continued her strong play in the closing minutes, keeping the deficit at two after making a trio of late saves.  SVC was unable to find the scoreboard, however, and the Lady Bearcats were handed the home loss.

The Lady Bearcats were outshot 22-10 for the game, with Mills recording eight saves in the losing effort.

The Lady Bearcats scored four unanswered goals in the second half to cruise to a 4-1 win over the visiting Bobcats of Pitt-Greensburg.

After spotting UPG a 1-0 lead in the first half, SVC came out of the intermission with a flurry, as four different players scored over the final 40 minutes of the game.

Pitt-Greensburg got on the board 17 minutes into the first half, when Brittney Hamill's direct kick was headed past Lady Bearcat keeper Kirstie Mills and into the goal.

The Lady Bearcats then went on the assault, but were unable to find the net, despite out-shooting UPG 16-5 for the first half, and putting six shots on goal compared to UPG's four.  

Saint Vincent continued with its offensive pressure following the intermission, and it paid off early on in the second half.

Michelle Stepien controlled a Lady Bearcat corner, quickly deflecting it to teammate Abby Chabitnoy, who scored her first goal of the season and tied the game for SVC.

Despite controlling the ball for the majority of play, the Lady Bearcats were unable to take a lead until the 75th minute.  After a UPG foul, SVC's Ashley Bartko lined up for the direct kick.  She lofted it high toward the net, and over the head of the Bobcat goalie, for her first goal of the season and the eventual game-winner.

Just five minutes later, SVC scored an insurance goal, when Kylie Simonini controlled a perfect pass from Stepien, and streaked in alone for the breakaway goal.  

The Lady Bearcats closed the scoring out in the final three minutes of play, when Leanna Seminsky knocked in a short rebound for her second goal of the season and SVC's fourth of the contest.

The Lady Bearcats owned play statistically, out-shooting UPG 29-8, including 13-2 in the second half.  SVC also recorded 13 shots on goal, as compared to UPG's three, and the Lady Bearcats took nine corners while UPG had just one.

Mills earned the win in goal, making a pair of saves, while Stepien recorded the first multi-assist game of her career.  UPG keeper Michelle Love stopped nine shots in the losing effort.

In a strong defensive effort, the Lady Bearcats defeated the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford 2-1 on a rainy afternoon at Bearcat Field.

The Lady Bearcats limited the Panthers to just six shots, and two shots on goal, while SVC senior Kylie Simonini scored both of her team's goals in the win.

Saint Vincent looked to start strong, tallying five shots on goal in the first six minutes of play, but Panther goalie Autumn Zigarski was up to the task, keeping the game scoreless.

The Lady Bearcats continued the pressure, with Alex Shasko and Leanna Seminsky getting open shots from right in front, but Zigarski again came up with saves.  SVC was finally able to take the 1-0 lead in the 23rd minute, when Shasko found Simonini at the top of the box, and the senior blasted it into the net for her third goal of the year.

The Panthers then made their first scoring chance of the game count, when Lindsay Sherman cashed in on an open breakaway in the 30th minute, tying the game at one.

SVC had two chances to take the lead late in the half, but Zigarski again robbed Simonini before Seminsky hit the post in the final seconds, sending the game into halftime tied.

The hosts looked to gain the momentum coming out of the intermission, with five shots and three corner kicks in the first 10 minutes, but Zigarsky and the UPB defense denied SVC of the lead.

With 25 minutes left to play, the Lady Bearcats were granted a corner kick.  Gamelier sent the ball high into the box, finding Simonini.  Her first shot was blocked, but she was able to bury the rebound for her second goal of the day, giving SVC the one-goal lead.

SVC was unable to gain an insurance marker the rest of the way, but the Lady Bearcat defense clamped down, allowing just one shot over the final 20 minutes of play, sealing the 2-1 victory.

"I thought we played well throughout," said Lady Bearcat head coach Becky Stewart.  "Our defense was really good the entire game.  We probably could have had a few more goals, but we were unlucky, hitting five posts.  It's a win though, and it's always good to pull out close ones like that."

The Lady Bearcats finished with a 27-6 advantage in shots for the game, and didn't allow a single Pitt-Bradford corner.  Kirstie Mills earned the win in goal for SVC, making one save, while Zigarsky finished with 13 stops in the losing effort.

The Lady Bearcats dropped a 4-3 decision on the road at Marietta College in overtime.

Marietta went up 2-0 in the first eleven minutes of the game, but just 17 seconds after their second goal, Kylie Simonini scored on a breakaway for the Lady Bearcats to cut the margin in half.

Five minutes later, Ashely Bartko sent a cross into the box and Michelle Stepien scored to tie the game at 2-2.  SVC then completed the comeback when Leanna Seminsky scored to put the Lady Bearcats ahead 3-2. 

The score stayed the same until late in the second half, when Marietta scored with less than five minutes remaining in regulation to tie the score at 3-3.

Less than two minutes into the overtime period, Marietta scored the game-winning goal.

Frostburg State shut out the Lady Bearcats by a score of 3-0 on the road in Maryland.

Frostburg jumped out to the early lead just three minutes into the game, then added another goal less than six minutes later.  They added their third and final goal 9 minutes into the second half.  On the night, Frostburg outshot SVC, 19-4.  Kirstie Mills recorded 9 saves but took the loss in the net for Saint Vincent (3-4-1).

The Lycoming Warriors defeated the Lady Bearcats by a score of 3-0 at Chuck Noll Field.

Lycoming scored just over 8 minutes into the game and never looked back, outshooting SVC 20-9 on the day and adding a pair of goals to make it 3-0.

Kirstie Mills made 11 saves for the Lady Bearcats but took the loss in goal.  

The Lady Bearcats battled to a hard-fought 1-1 tie with visiting Baldwin-Wallace College at Chuck Noll Field.

SVC's Kylie Simonini gave the hosts a quick 1-0 lead just six minutes into play, after taking a lead pass from Michelle Stepien right on the doorstep.  Simonini lofted it into the top corner of the net, and SVC had the early advantage.

The lead didn't last long, however, as Baldwin-Wallace's Natalie Fox tied it up at the 14-minute mark off a rebound from five feet out.

Both teams had a number of scoring opportunties over the first frame, but couldn't find the net.  SVC goalie Kirstie Mills and B-W keeper Becky Miner each made five saves over the first half, sending the game into overtime deadlocked at one.

B-W finished the first half with 12 shots, while the Lady Bearcats countered with nine.

Saint Vincent came out of the intermission with the momentum.  Just 30 seconds into the half, Simonini broke through the defense, but was denied by Miner.  Three minutes later, Leanna Seminsky was also stopped at close range, and Michelle Stepien then came within inches of taking the lead in the 50th minute, when her header bounced off the post.

The Lady Bearcats hit three more posts over the second half, while Miner made five stops in the second 45 minutes.  Overall, SVC finished the second half with an 11-5 advantage in shots, and owned a 3-0 advantage in corner kicks.

The Yellow Jackets controlled play throughout the first extra session, but the SVC defense stood strong, blocking a pair of B-W shots before Mills preserved the tie by saving a header from the Yellow Jackets' Noelle Fox with 20 seconds left.

B-W came out strong again in the second overtime, but Mills and the SVC defense continued their strong play, as a trio of Yellow Jacket shots were blocked by defenders and four more were saved by Mills.

It was a good day for goalkeepers, as Mills ended with 12 saves, and Miner 10.

The Lady Bearcats clicked on all cylinders, defeating visiting Waynesburg University 4-0.

Leanna Seminsky scored twice for SVC, while Kylie Simonini and Alex Shasko added a goal apice, as the Lady Bearcats out-shot the Yellow Jackets 35-6.

Seminsky scored the Lady Bearcats' first goal, and her fourth of the season, at the 27:24 mark.

SVC's offense continued to press, but despite firing 17 first half shots, were unable to score an insurance marker before the intermission.

Thirteen minutes after the break, Simonini scored her seventh of the year, off of an assist from Logan Gamelier.  Just six minutes later, Shasko found the net for her first goal of the season, assisted by Seminsky.

Seminsky finished off the day's scoring with just two minutes left in regulation with her second goal, and fifth point, of the day.

In addition to the 35-6 advantage in shots, the Lady Bearcats also had seven corner kicks as opposed to one from the Yellow Jackets. 

Kirstie Mills got the shutout in goal for SVC, and was forced to make just one save.