Women's soccer second-half surge falls short

The Muskingum women's soccer team scored two second-half goals to tie St. Vincent, but the Bearcats tallied a late goal to turn back the Muskie rally on a chilly and wet night, 3-2.

The Basics

• Records: Muskingum (1-7), St. Vincent (3-4)
• Location: North Athletic Turf Field - New Concord, Ohio
• Attendance: 50
• Weather: 57 and rain

Inside the Numbers

• St. Vincent ended the outing with a 23-14 edge in shots and a 10-5 nod in corner kicks.
• Senior Maddie Wirtley led Muskingum with three shots.
• Sophomore Brianna Mackie and freshman Morgan Meisel each had two shots and one goal.
• Freshman Birkely Richards also registered two shots.
• Freshman Jennafer Roberts played all 90 minutes in goal and made eight saves, and allowed three goals.
• Kylie Albertson, Hannah Irvine, and Tanisha Grewal all had a goal for the Bearcats.
• Maggie Perkins made six saves and allowed two goals in 90 minutes of work between the pipes.

How It Happened

• Albertson gave St. Vincent an early 1-0 lead in the fourth minute.
• The Bearcats extended their lead with a tally by Grewal in the 27th minute.
• Meisel trimmed the Muskie deficit to 2-1 on a strike in the 58th minute. The goal came off a save from freshman Madison Yenke's shot.
• Mackie tied the contest in the 70th minute when she intercepted a goal kick and sent a laser blast into the back of the net.
• The Muskie rally was halted in the 79th minute on Irvine's goal to propel the Bearcats to the win.

Up Next

• Muskingum next plays at Case Western on Saturday, September 25. The game is scheduled for 1:30 p.m.