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Case Western Reserve University Athletics
Case Western Reserve University Athletics

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Sonora Hale about to kick the ball early in the season
Tim Phillis
2
CWRU CWRU (5-3-1, 0-0-0)
3
Winner Denison DEN (4-2-2, 0-0-0)
CWRU CWRU
(5-3-1, 0-0-0)
2
Final
3
Denison DEN
(4-2-2, 0-0-0)
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
CWRU CWRU 2 0 2
Denison DEN 1 2 3

Game Recap: Women's Soccer |

Spartans Fall 3-2 to Denison on Late Goal

The Case Western Reserve University women's soccer team dropped a 3-2 decision to Denison University on Saturday afternoon at Kienzle-Hylbert Stadium in Granville, Ohio.

The Spartans fell to 5-3-1 this season, while the Big Red improved to 4-2-2.

Stats and Standouts

  • Senior Maya Healy scored her third goal of the season, and graduate student Sophie Berman netted her second score of the campaign
  • First-year Sonora Hale earned her second assist of the year
  • Berman, graduate student Isabella Guzman, sophomore Izzy Probst, and first-year Samantha Zhu each had a team-high two shots in the game
  • The Spartans held an 11-8 edge in shots and 4-2 advantage in corner kicks during the contest

First Half

  • Healy scored in the eighth minute for CWRU, putting the Spartans ahead early on the road
  • Hale received a throw-in on the far side of the box and directed a pass to Healy who was about 30 yards away from the goal
  • The senior sent an arching shot over the goalkeeper's head and into the back of the net
  • Berman doubled the lead in the 21st minute, with the Spartans again scoring on a set piece
  • Probst sent a corner kick to the far post
  • After a bounce, Berman corralled the ball and sent a left-footed shot into the top left corner for her second goal as a Spartan
  • Denison cut into the deficit in the 34th minute with the first goal of the game by Ella Palmer
  • Junior Ellie Palaian saved a potential equalizer in the 40th minute, and Probst nearly increased the lead to two just 35 seconds left in the half

Second Half

  • After an early shot by Guzman, Denison controlled possession early in the second half
  • Palmer found the back of the net on a corner kick in the 54th minute, tying the score at two
  • CWRU took the next four shots of the game, including one by Probst, one by junior Ashley Liang, one by first-year Libby Magnone, and one by Zhu
  • Berman nearly scored in the 80th minute, taking a shot on goal after a designed free kick that required a diving save by the goalkeeper
  • With five and a half minutes to play, Palmer completed the hat trick and scored the game-winning goal

Spartan Notes

  • CWRU fell to 5-20-5 against Denison since 1984
  • Berman scored for the 18th time in her career, including her 16 goals with Washington and Lee as an undergraduate student
  • Five of the team's 17 goals this season have come in the first 10 minutes of games with another

Up Next

The Spartans will return home to wrap up non-conference play, facing Heidelberg University on Tuesday, September 29 at 7:30 p.m.

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