Women’s Soccer Results (Aug. 31)
Youngstown State 4, Canisius 0
Green Bay 1, Northern Iowa 0
Wright State 0, DePaul 0 (2OT)
Oakland 3, Detroit 2 (OT)
Toledo 3, Loyola 0
INDIANAPOLIS – Youngstown State continued its torrid start to the season, collecting its fourth straight win while Green Bay picked up its first win of the year on Friday night. Wright State was the third Horizon League team to earn a result on the evening, while Detroit narrowly fell in overtime and Loyola was shutout on the road.
Youngstown State 4, Canisius 0
After not scoring a goal in two years, Youngstown State’s Rachel Morrison scored her second and third goals of the young season to lead the Penguins to a 4-0 rout of visiting Canisius.
Youngstown State (4-0-0) improved upon its program-best start behind Morrison and a shutout from Ali Viola, who made three saves.
Morrison, who has has a team-high three goals this season, became the first player to score two goals in a match since Jade Flory last year. The junior opened the scoring when she received Allison Ludwig’s corner kick and slapped a shot past Canisius goalkeeper Megan Tock at the 31:30 mark of the first half.
The Guins took a 2-0 lead when Shannon Leghart entered a long pass into the penalty-box and a touch pass from Flory found Morrison for her second goal at the 58:57 mark.
Chelsea Haney got in the scoring column and gave the Guins a 3-0 at the 78.56 mark after taking a pass from Flory and streaking the last 30 yards for a one-on-one against Canisius keeper Kailee DeFranks.
Cara Armstrong closed the scoring with just 12 seconds left in the match taking a pass from Leghart and streaking down the left sideline and blasting her second goal of the season into the lower-right corner from 20 yards out.
Green Bay 1, Northern Iowa 0
Green Bay opened the SIU Edwardsville Classic by collecting its first win of the year, getting a late goal to get past Northern Iowa, 1-0.
Scoreless into the 76th minute, Green Bay (1-3-0) would once again turn to senior Megan Braatz for the offense. Ahna Logan sent a cross into the box, where Braatz’s header gave the Phoenix the lead and proved to be the game-winner.
Katy Pilarzyk turned aside three Northern Iowa shots to notch her first career shutout.
Wright State 0, DePaul 0 (2OT)
Despite 15 shots on the night, Wright State could not find the back of the net, playing DePaul to a 0-0 draw at Alumni Field.
The two teams combined for 32 shots on the night as the Blue Demons attempted 17, 12 of those on goal, while Wright State (2-1-2) had 15, with four on goal.
Brooke McCurdy recorded her second complete-game shutout of the season and the third overall for WSU as she tallied 12 saves, including three in the two overtime periods.
Oakland 3, Detroit 2 (OT)
A late goal from Nina Carter forced overtime, but a golden goal in the extra session gave the Oakland Golden Grizzlies a 3-2 win over Detroit at the OU Soccer Field.
The first half saw a pair of goals from Oakland in a span of just under two minutes. A goal at 13:51 and another at 15:12 put the Titans in a 2-0 deficit.
Detroit (2-3-0) countered with a marker of its own as Carter cashed in on a cross from Jennifer Borawski and Kaitlyn Quarrell. Borawski played a ball from the right side and sent it to the left side of the six-yard box, where Quarrell headed it towards the right side of the net and Carter directed it into the goal.
The score would stay 2-1 into the break as Detroit posted four shots in the first half of play.
Carter was finally able to break through for the equalizer in the 86th minute as she took a loose ball off a failed clearing attempt and found a home in the back of the net.
Overtime brought five minutes of scoreless play until the game ended at the 94:55 mark as Meghan Reynolds netted her second goal of the contest vaulting the Grizzlies to a 3-2 victory.
Martha Dunbar saw her first career action in collegiate play as she started in goal for the Titans. Dunbar made four saves and was able to come up with some big stops to keep Detroit in the game.
Toledo 3, Loyola 0
Playing its third straight road game, Loyola fell for a third consecutive match, losing at Toledo, 3-0, at Scott Field.
For Loyola (1-3-0), Kristin Papierski and Alex Brown led the Ramblers on offense with two shots apiece while Monica Gonyo made seven saves back in goal. Toledo outshot Loyola 12-9, also taking a 4-1 advantage in corner kicks.
Loyola made a strong showing offensively in the first 20 minutes with Maggie Olsen taking the first shot for the Ramblers only three minutes into the game. Three consecutive shots followed for Loyola, ending with a tremendous save by Toledo goalkeeper Sam Tiongson off a shot by senior Ana Claudia Michelini.
With Loyola leading in shots 4-0 in the 21st minute, the Rockets finally put the ball between the posts allowing Gonyo to make her first save of the game. This proved to be the turning point as Toledo opened up on offense earning a corner kick in the 27th minute to set up a goal by Rachel MacLeod off a header, sending the Ramblers to trail 1-0 at halftime.
During the second half Toledo continued delivering shots to Gonyo, forcing unrelenting pressure on the Loyola defense and a shot off left post by Sarah Seig padded the Rockets lead 2-0 in the 55th minute. Brown responded with a header minutes later, sending the ball wide of the net. Emily Tustin sealed the win for Toledo, ending the game with another header to extend the Rockets lead 3-0.
