Posted: Sep 25, 2022
#8 Tartans Secure Home Shutout Versus Penn State Behrend
Penn St.-Behrend
(1-6-1, 0-0-0)
0
#8 Carnegie Mellon
(6-1-1, 0-0-0)
2
| Final | 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Penn St.-Behrend (1-6-1, 0-0-0) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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#8 Carnegie Mellon (6-1-1, 0-0-0) | 2 | 0 | 2 |
(PITTSBURGH, Pa.) – The eighth-ranked Carnegie Mellon University women's soccer team hosted Penn State Behrend on Sunday, September 25, defeating the Lions 2-0 to move to 6-1-1 for the year. Penn State Behrend drops to 1-6-1.
Inside The Box Score
- Senior Alex Adams entered the game in the 20th minute and scored the game's opening goal in the 22nd minute after receiving a pass from sophomore Gemma Jefferson at the corner of the 18-yard box. Adams dribbled to her left and fired a left-footed shot over the keeper for the score.
- Sophomore Catherine MacNichol scored just before the half ended after senior Rachel Legg served a ball over the defense for MacNichol to calmly touch off the bounce past the keeper charging out.
- The Tartans fired off 14 shots in the second half with seven of them on goal.
- Freshman Abby O'Connor started and made one save in 76 minutes of action to record her second win of the season.
Notes
- Adams is now tied for second all-time with 13 game-winning goals.
- Adams is now third all-time in goals scored with 30 and needs three to be tied for second and five to be tied for first.
Up Next
The Tartans being University Athletic Association (UAA) play with a home contest against New York University on Saturday, October 1 at 1:30 p.m.