PATCHOGUE, N.Y. – The Stevens Institute of Technology women's soccer team dropped a 1-0 decision to St. Joseph's (L.I.) Saturday afternoon.
The Ducks outshot the Golden Eagles 8-3 and finished with a 9-0 advantage in corner kicks, but could not break through, taking their first loss of the season, leaving them 1-1-1 through the first three matches of the year.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Stevens controlled much of the action in the first half, taking four shots and earning a trifecta of corner kicks, blanking the Golden Eagles in both of those metrics;
Sarah Wnorowski had a look from outside the 18-yard box less than five minutes in, but missed high.
Alana Odom battled through some contact in the box for a left-footed opportunity in the final 90 seconds, but Kristin Vahle made the save for SJ-LI, keeping the match a scoreless draw headed to the half.
The second half started quietly for each side, with neither team generating a shot or corner kick through the first 16 minutes.
Alina Friz had a chance to break through in the 64
th minute, but hit the crossbar.
In the 72
nd minute, Stevens goalkeeper
Maria O'Brien made a leaping effort but could not keep a near-perfectly placed strike from the foot of SJ-LI's Sophia Cagnetto, which hit the post top-right, then crossed the goal line and bounced over just inside the left post.
Stevens' last strong scoring chance came in the 82
nd when Odom re-directed a
Kaitlyn Pettit header into the box toward the lower-left corner of the next, but Vahle sprawled out and made the save.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- The team's +9 margin on corner kicks was the largest in a non-conference clash since a +11 margin (12 to 1) against Potsdam 364 days ago (September 7)
- Taylor Truglia made her season debut, logging 59 minutes
- Malia Chopra played the full 90 for the first time this season and Molly McCann did so for the second
UP NEXT
The Ducks return to DeBaun Athletic Complex Wednesday night at 7:00 PM for a showdown under the lights with NYU.
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