Box Score
Manchester, NH – The women's soccer team played the Hawks of Saint Anselm College to a 1-1 draw earlier this afternoon. An early 1-0 Panther lead held through the 84
th minute until the hosts knotted the score. Despite two overtime periods, the deadlock was unable to be broken resulting in a tie. With the result, Adelphi's record now stands at 8-1-3, 6-1-3 NE-10 while the Hawks move to 5-6-2, 4-5-1 NE-10.
The Brown and Gold's lone goal came in the early stages of the game in the 19
th minute. A corner attempt taken by
Donna Liotine set up the scoring play. After sending in the kick,
Olivia Czavar's shot was blocked, but the deflection was picked up by
Melissa Duarte who found the back of the net for her second goal of the season.
The one goal cushion nearly lasted the entire length of regulation time, but a late push by Saint Anselm in the 84
th minute paid off. Rachel Gillies set up teammate Kendra Bonczar who found the equalizer after beating
Sam Whitney, making it a 1-1 game and eventually forcing overtime.
Despite an extra 20 minutes, either side was able to break the deadlock as they each recorded just a single shot during the two overtime periods.
Overall, the hosts led on shot attempts, 19-16 while the Panthers had a 5-0 advantage in corner attempts. Whitney made six saves in the tie.
Coach's Thoughts on the Game
"There's just no easy game in the NE-10 Conference and today was no different," stated Head Coach
Chris Armas. "St. Anselm is a very good team and are very mobile. But we are disappointed to not take the full three points. A big positive is that we limited their chances and also created many clear goal scoring opportunities, somthing we've trained hard for. Overall, I believe this result to be a valuable point earned on the road."
Up Next
The Panthers will head north to Syracuse, N.Y. to take on the Dolphins of Le Moyne College in a Northeast-10 contest beginning at 3:30pm.
Live Stats will be available for the game as well as a live
webcast.