The Case Western Reserve University women's soccer team lost a 1-0 decision to 12th-ranked Carnegie Mellon University on Saturday afternoon at DiSanto Field in Cleveland.
The Spartans end the 2026 campaign with a record of 8-8-1 and a 2-5-0 mark in the University Athletic Association, placing sixth. The Tartans improved to 10-3-3 overall and placed third in the UAA with a 4-2-1 record.
Stats and Standouts
First Half
- The Tartans nearly scored in the opening minutes as a CWRU defender stopped a ball from going over the line
- Junior Ellie Palaian made her first save in the 19th minute
- Junior Ashley Liang had the team's first shot of the game in the 41st minute, missing high
- The Spartans nearly broke the deadlock late in the period, earning a pair of corner kicks and having a shot saved
Second Half
- Case Western Reserve carried the momentum into the second half when a shot by Hale was saved in the 58th minute
- A few minutes later, Palaian kept the Tartans off the board with her second save of the afternoon
- CMU earned a corner kick with 17 minutes left in the contest, and Emily Decker scored on the set piece
- Each team managed just one shot for the rest of the game
Spartan Notes
- CWRU fell to 11-21-3 against Carnegie Mellon in the all-time series
- Seniors Maya Healy, Marina Morris, Bannack, and Tsarouhas played in their final games as Spartans
- Tsarouhas finished her career with 74 appearances and 72 starts, tied for the fourth most starts and eighth most appearances by any player in program history
