Box Score
BOSTON, Mass. – A Leah Swanson goal with less than nine minutes to play in regulation, proved to be the deciding tally as Plymouth State University defeated women's soccer by the final of 2-1 Saturday afternoon at James Cotter Field in the Little East Conference opener for both teams.
THE BASICS
UMass Boston 1, Plymouth State University 2
UMass Boston (1-6, 0-1 Little East Conference)
Plymouth State University (4-0-2, 1-0 Little East Conference)
THE BASICS
Knotted at 1-1 with time quickly counting down, registered the game-winning goal for the Panthers off of a beautiful pass from Adrianna Kippenberge. Sophie Brisere crossed the ball into the box where, Kippenberge then flicked it behind her leg to a wide open Swanson. Swanson then tapped in to earn her third goal of the 2016 season.
Saturday's contest, saw the Beacons strike first in the form of a Jaclyn O'Grady (Somers, Conn.) penalty kick goal in the 20th minute. With the early momentum in their corner, the Beacons had multiple chances to extend their lead, but were unable to convert on the opportunities.
This allowed Plymouth State to score the equalizer in the 32nd minute on a Caitlin Catania goal, her first of the campaign. Assisting on the play was Kate Martin. The two players managed to beat the Beacons backline and slipped the ball passed Alyssa Fugiel (Easthampton, Mass.).
Fugiel closed out Saturday's loss with eight stops, while her Plymouth State counterpart Annaliese Schmidt registered eight stops of her own.
With the goal, UMass Boston ended the Panthers shutout streak of five straight games and over 400 minutes of playing time.
Plymouth State's six game unbeaten streak continues their best start to a season since the 2003 campaign.
BY THE NUMBERS
- Plymouth State led the match 18-15 in total shots, 10-9 in shots on goal
- The Panthers also held a 5-3 advantage in corner kicks
- Fugiel has recorded eight more saves in six of the Beacons seven games, and has posted 10 or more stops in every game but two
- She currently leads the Little East Conference with 79 saves and is fourth with a .823 save percentage.
WHO'S NEXT
The Beacons will travel to Emmanuel College on Tuesday for a 7 p.m. match.
