The Case Western Reserve University women's soccer team held top-ranked Washington University in St. Louis to two goals on Saturday afternoon, falling 2-0 at Francis Olympic Field in St. Louis.
The Spartans fell to 7-4-1 overall and 1-1-0 in University Athletic Association play, while the Bears improved to 12-0-0 and 2-0-0 in the UAA.
Stats and Standouts
- CWRU held the WashU offense, which was averaging a Division III best 5.18 goals and 28.5 shots per game, to season lows in goals (two), shots (13), and shots on goal (seven)
- Junior Kinzly Gootman had two shots in the game with both on goal
- Senior Kat Tsarouhas and sophomore Mia Modrovich both played all 90 minutes on the backline
First Half
- WashU scored its first goal of the contest in the 31st minute
- A corner kick was sent around the box before finding the foot of a Madison Foley and going into the back of the net
- Just a few minutes later, first-year Rachel Mathew recorded the first shot of the contest for the visitors, heading a cross wide of the net
- Neither team scored for the remainder of the period
Second Half
- The Bears doubled their lead early in the second half with Kate Martin heading in a corner kick in the 48th minute of play
- In the 76th minute, Gootman sent a free kick from about 30 yards out on target, requiring a jumping save by the WashU goalkeeper
- She attempted another long range shot that was saved with 11 seconds left in the game as the Spartans attempted to prevent the shutout
Spartan Notes
- The Spartans fell to 5-31-0 in the all-time series with the Bears
- CWRU entered the weekend ranked 30th in the NCAA Power Index (NPI). NPI is used to determine the at-large selections to the NCAA Championship with the top 21 teams who did not receive an automatic bid gaining entry to the tournament
Up Next
CWRU returns home for the final stretch of the season, hosting four of its final five games at DiSanto Field. The homestand starts with a matchup against 19th-ranked University of Chicago on Saturday, October 17 at 1:30 p.m.
