Rehrig
Mike McLaughlin
3
Winner Messiah MESSW (1-0-0)
2
Stevens STEVENS (0-1-0)
Winner
Messiah MESSW
(1-0-0)
3
Final
2
Stevens STEVENS
(0-1-0)
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Messiah MESSW 0 3 3
Stevens STEVENS 1 1 2

Game Recap: Women's Soccer | | Stevens Athletic Communications

Women's Soccer Falls to No. 17 Messiah in Home Opener

Rachel Rouse and Olivia Panko each found the back of the net for the Ducks

HOBOKEN, N.J. (Sept. 1, 2022) – The Stevens Institute of Technology women's soccer team opened their season at home with a 3-2 loss against No. 17 Messiah University. It was tightly contested game with each side holding the lead at one point in the game and graduate student Rachel Rouse and senior Olivia Panko each scored for the Ducks.
 
Stevens struck quickly in the first half. Rouse tucked the ball into the back of the net on a shot just outside the mouth of the goal in the eighth minute of the game. She was assisted on the play by junior Amelia Rehrig. The Ducks were able to control play for most of the first 45 minutes and took their 1-0 lead into halftime.
 
Messiah began to make a run to start the second half of action, scoring in the 48th minute to tie the game at one goal apiece. They added another goal when Thea Neimond settled the ball off a corner kick and found the back of the net to give the Falcons their first lead of the game in the 59th minute. Their final goal came 16 minutes later and Stevens trailed 3-1 with 15 minutes remaining.
 
Despite, trailing late the Ducks refused to quit. In the 89th minute, junior Elaine Kooiker served the ball into the box on a corner and Panko was on the other end, knocking the ball into the Messiah net and cutting the lead to just one. With just 46 seconds remaining, Stevens was unable to find an equalizer and fell to 0-1-0 to start the season. Messiah improved to 1-0-0.
 
"It was a great home opener for our team and I think we really came out strong. Playing a good opponent raised our intensity, and I am very excited to see how we do for the rest of the season," said Panko after the game.
 
Inside the Numbers
  • Stevens led the game in shots 10 to 7, but Messiah led in shots on goal with five to the Ducks' three
  • Messiah held the advantage in corner kicks at 5 to 4.
  • Junior goalkeeper Dana Perry finished the game with two saves
 
From the Sidelines – Head Coach Jeff Parker
  • "Great match to be a part of, season opener, good crowd, fantastic opponent and so many positives to take away. Very proud of the efforts from our group tonight, competing with the best teams in the country is what we're about and we're looking forward to this weekend."
 
Up Next
  • Stevens will compete in the Haverford Kickoff Classic hosted by Haverford College this weekend.
  • They open the tournament against Washington and Lee University at 3 p.m., in Haverford, Pa.
 
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