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Posted: Aug 30, 2024

#19 Tartans and #3 Messiah Battle to 0-0 Tie to Open Season

women's soccer player preparing to kick the ball with her left foot
Box Score
Scoring Summary
Game Leaders
#19 Carnegie Mellon
G: N/A
A: N/A
Sh: 2 Players (#3, #27) - 2
Sv: Abby O'Connor - 4
#3 Messiah
G: N/A
A: N/A
Sh: Brittany Laird - 4
Sv: N/A
Team Stats
Full stats

(MECHANICSBURG, Pa.) - The 19th-ranked Carnegie Mellon University women's soccer team opened their season with a 0-0 tie against third-ranked Messiah University on Friday night. The Tartans start off the season 0-0-1.

Inside the Box Score

  • Junior keeper Abby O'Connor faced her first shot in the 24th minute of the game after a low center shot was taken by Messiah's Brittany Laird.
  • Cecelia Dieterich put two shots on goal with the first goal attempt in the 26th minute.
  • Messiah's Laird made O'Connor jump to save a high center shot in the 66th minute.
  • O'Connor dropped to the ground in the 83rd minute of the game to save a low left kick by Messiah's Julia Martin.
  • Ella Onal took the last shot by the Tartans in the 90th minute of the game, missing left.

Up Next

The Tartans will host 20th-ranked William Smith College on Saturday, September 7 at 11:00 a.m. in the first game of the DoubleTree by Hilton Suites - Pittsburgh Downtown Tartan Cup.