VESTAL, N.Y. - Redshirt junior forward Kayla Saager tallied a goal and an assist and sophomore back Sam O'Malley scored the game-winning goal in the 54th minute to lift Binghamton women's soccer (2-0) to a 2-1 win over visiting Manhattan (1-1) Sunday afternoon at the Bearcats Sports Complex.

Two days after opening the season with a 2-1 home win, BU repeated its result, thanks to Saager and O'Malley, who traded assists on each other's goals. 

In the 33rd minute, Saager took a feed down the right side and despite a sharp angle near the endline, struck a laser that soared over the Jaspers' keeper and into the far corner. 

Holding a 1-0 lead at intermission, BU surrendered a Manhattan equalizer just 41 seconds into the second half.

But the Saager-O'Malley combination struck nine minutes later. Saager fed O'Malley down the right side and her well-struck ball carried into the far corner.

The teams were even at 9-9 shots. 

Senior keeper Katie Hatziyianis made four saves.  

"We were able to execute our game plan for the most part," head coach Neel Bhattacharjee said. "It's huge to get the two wins this weekend. We're a young team and are still learning about each other. But we have a competitive mindset and we get after every opponent. We expect to get a 'W' every game and our 2-0 start is deserved. Our focus will be to keep it going as we move forward."

The Bearcats next travel to Cleveland to face Cleveland State Friday afternoon.