The Case Western Reserve University women's soccer team snapped a four-game losing streak in historic fashion, defeating 21st-ranked Emory University 1-0 on Saturday afternoon at Woodruff Physical Education Center Stadium in Atlanta.

It marked the first-ever win by the Spartans over the Eagles in Atlanta in program history. CWRU improved to 8-7-1 this season and 2-4-0 in University Athletic Association, while the Eagles dropped to 9-3-5 overall and 1-3-2 in conference contests. The Spartans moved up to fifth in the league standings, while Emory fell to sixth in the conference.

Stats and Standouts

• Sophomore Izzy Probst netted her eighth goal of the campaign and fourth-game winning goal of the season. She also led the team with three shots
• Juniors Kinzly Gootman and Ellie Palaian were credited with assists on the goal
• Palaian saved six shots to record her third shutout of the season and the fourth overall for CWRU
• Emory held a 23-9 edge in shots and 6-3 advantage in shots on goal
• The Spartans had eight corner kicks in the game

First Half

• First-year Sonora Hale had the game's first shot in the eighth minute, requiring a save by the goalkeeper
• The Spartans controlled possession early in the contest, putting up four shots in the first 15 minutes
• Palaian made her first save in the 29th minute on a shot by Emory Bozzuti
• Bozzuti had a pair of shots blocked in the 38th minute, leading to a corner kick, but the Eagles were unable to make an attempt on goal during the set piece
• Each team had one more chance on goal in the half, but both goalkeepers saved the attempts, leading to a scoreless first 45 minutes
• The Spartans and Eagles both had six shots in the first half and two shots on goal

Second Half

• The hosts controlled the ball early in the second period, putting two shots on goal in the first 10 minutes
• On a goal kick in the 58th minute, Palaian sent a long arching pass to Gootman
• The junior defender headed the ball ahead to Probst, who raced past a defender and fired a shot into the back of the net for the go-ahead strike
• Emory kept the pressure up in the period, but the Spartans defended well
• CWRU blocked two shots, Palaian saved a pair of attempts, and the Eagles missed three shots in the following 10 minutes
• The hosts earned three corner kicks with around 15 minutes left in the game, but the visitors prevented a shot from reaching the net
• The Spartans kept defending well over the final moments of the game, turning away a pair of Eagle corner kicks over the final five minutes to secure the win and the clean sheet

Spartan Notes

• CWRU improved to 4-33-2 against Emory, breaking a two-game losing streak in the series, and 1-18-1 against the Eagles in Atlanta
• Three of the four Spartan wins over Emory have come since 2022
• The goal was the 12th of the year for Case Western Reserve in the second half of a game
• Gootman and Palaian each earned their first assists of the season. It was Palaian's first-ever assist, while it was the third of Gootman's career
• Probst scored for the 15th time in her career and recorded her 42nd career point

Up Next

The Spartans will conclude the regular season on Saturday, November 7 with a home game against 12th-ranked Carnegie Mellon scheduled to begin at 3:30 p.m.