The sixth-ranked Case Western Reserve University women's soccer team ended the regular season with a 1-1 draw with 18th-ranked Carnegie Mellon University on Saturday night at CMU Soccer Field in Pittsburgh.

The Spartans moved to 13-2-3 overall and ended University Athletic Association play with a 3-2-2 record. The Tartans moved to 9-4-5 in 2025 with a 0-3-4 UAA mark.

Stats and Standouts

• Senior Ceci Dapino scored her 10th goal of the season, and the 19th of her career, in the 66th minute
• Seniors Mackenzie Mueller and Jamie Goldfarb, first-year Mia Modrovich, sophomore Ellie Palaian, and junior Kaylee Bannack did not leave the field for CWRU, playing all 90 minutes
• Dapino led the team with four shots, including two on goal, with senior Alexis Sassower attempting three shots
• CWRU held a 15-2 edge in shots and 5-1 advantage in shots on goal

First Half

• The Spartans had three shots in the opening five minutes of play, controlling possession in the attacking third
• A pair of CWRU shots were saved in the 15th and 19th minutes with CMU earning their lone corner kick of the game in between
• With under two minutes left in the half, sophomore Abby Welker hit the right post with a shot, one of four attempts the Spartans had in the final 3:10 of play in the half
• None of the shots found the back of the net, and the teams went into halftime scoreless

Second Half

• Seven minutes into the second period, senior Maggie Farra had a low shot saved  
• In the 56th minute, Dapino received the ball at the edge of the box, beat three defenders, and fired a shot into the bottom corner of the net for the first goal of the game
• The Tartans quickly tied the score, netting a goal in the 58th minute
• CWRU had three shots for the remainder of the game, but one was saved and two went wide, leading to the tie

Spartan Notes

• CWRU moved to 11-20-3 all-time against CMU in a series that dates to 1991
• Pending the outcome of two games on Saturday night, the Spartans can either finish third or fourth in the UAA with 11 points in seven games. The team had a winning record in league play for the fourth time in the last five seasons and just seventh time in program history
• Dapino joined Farra (11) as double-digit goal scorers on the team, the fourth time in program history a pair of teammates have scored at least 10 goals in a single season (1999, 2021, 2022)
• The Spartans scored 57 goals in 18 regular season games, the most for any CWRU team in a single campaign without including postseason contests. The team's 3.17 goals per game average would be second-best in team history (3.18 in 2022)
• Case Western Reserve entered Saturday fourth in NCAA Power Index (NPI) which is used to determine at-large selections to the NCAA Tournament

Up Next

CWRU, which is in a solid position to reach the NCAA Tournament based on NPI, will learn its postseason fate on Monday, November 10 during a Selection Show that will air at 11 a.m. on ncaa.com. The first two rounds of the NCAA Tournament are scheduled for the weekend of November 14-16. More information about potential postseason play will be posted on athletics.case.edu when it is known.