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Izzy Probst kicking the ball with her left foot against Capital
Tim Phillis
2
Winner CWRU CWRU (7-3-1, 1-0-0)
1
Rochester URW (7-1-2, 0-1-0)
Winner
CWRU CWRU
(7-3-1, 1-0-0)
2
Final
1
Rochester URW
(7-1-2, 0-1-0)
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
CWRU CWRU 0 2 2
Rochester URW 0 1 1

Game Recap: Women's Soccer |

Probst Scores Twice, Leads Spartans to Road Upset of No. 10 Rochester

Behind a pair of second half goals from sophomore Izzy Probst, the Case Western Reserve University women's soccer team upended the 10th-ranked University of Rochester 2-1 on Saturday night at Edwin Fauver Field in Rochester, New York.

The Spartans improved to 7-3-1 this season and 1-0-0 in University Athletic Association play. The Yellowjackets suffered their first loss of the campaign, falling to 7-1-2 overall and 0-1-0 in the UAA.

Stats and Standouts

  • Probst scored her team-leading sixth and seventh goals of the season in the contest
  • Senior Kat Tsarouhas was credited with her first career assist and first-year Sonora Hale matched Probst for the team lead with her third assist in the campaign
  • Junior Ellie Palaian played all 90 minutes in front of the net, saving a career-high eight shots
  • Tsarouhas, senior Kaylee Bannack, and sophomore Mia Modrovich did not leave the field during the game
  • The Spartans were outshot 14-9 in the game with Rochester claiming a 9-6 edge in shots on goal

First Half

  • Rochester pressured early, sending five shots and earning three corner kicks in the first 14 minutes of game
  • Palaian saved three of the attempts on goal
  • Probst stole the ball in the defensive end and had a 1-on-1 opportunity with the goalkeeper in the 17th minute
  • Her attempt was saved, keeping the game scoreless
  • Rochester had the next shot of the game 10 minutes later, which Palaian saved
  • CWRU earned a pair of corner kicks just over a minute later, but the visitors managed just one blocked shot
  • The teams combined for one more shot in the period, a blocked attempt by the Yellowjackets in the 32nd minute

Second Half

  • Palaian had her first save of the half in the 50th minute, and Probst put the Spartans on the board just one minute later
  • Tsarouhas sent a long pass from the defensive third into the attacking area
  • Probst beat everyone to the ball just inside the box and sent a left-footed shot into the corner for the goal
  • The hosts quickly equalized in the 53rd minute with a goal by Eileen Harvey
  • Rochester kept the pressure up over the next few minutes, missing a shot wide a few minutes after the goal
  • The Spartans shifted momentum in their favor, earning a corner kick in the 61st minute and a free kick in the 62nd minute
  • Palaian made her sixth save of the game in the 66th minute, jumping to touch the ball in the top corner
  • On the ensuing corner kick, a Rochester shot hit the crossbar, leaving the score tied at 1
  • An arcing shot by first-year Elizabeth DeHond was saved in the 72nd minute
  • Six minutes later, she had another attempt from just outside the box that required a jumping save
  • CWRU had a pair of blocked shots off a free kick and earned a corner kick with under 10 minutes left
  • The hosts countered, earning a corner kick and taking a shot on goal in the 82nd minute
  • With 4:33 left in the game, Hale sent a through ball in between two Yellowjacket defenders
  • Probst reached the ball first, sending another left-footed shot past the Rochester goalkeeper for the game-winning score
  • The hosts looked for an equalizer in the final few minutes, but their only chance on goal was saved with 33 seconds left in the game

Spartan Notes

  • CWRU improved to 4-26-9 all-time against Rochester since 1987 with two of the four wins coming in the last two seasons
  • The win was just the second all-time for CWRU in Rochester with the last coming in 2012
  • Following the first goal, Rochester trailed for the first time all season
  • The goals were the 13th and 14th of Probst's career. It was her second time this season scoring two goals in a single game and the third time in her career
  • Palaian's previous career high of six saves came on October 11, 2025, against WashU
  • Case Western Reserve improved to 1-0-1 against teams ranked in the top 25 this season and 4-6-6 against ranked teams under Head Coach Alyssa Johnson
  • The win was the first by CWRU over an opponent ranked in the top 10 nationally since the Spartans defeated fifth-ranked Misericordia 2-0 on the road on September 8, 2023. The last time Case Western Reserve was unranked and defeated a team ranked in the top 10 was on October 6, 2015, in a 1-0 double overtime win over eighth-ranked Denison

Up Next

The Spartans will face another challenging road match next week, facing top-ranked WashU in St. Louis on Saturday at 1:30 p.m. ET.

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