The UR hosted St. Lawrence University (SLU) for the second game of the women’s soccer season Wednesday, dueling them to a tie. As the season is only in its second week of games, the team still has many future games and opportunities to look forward to.
Even though the game ended in a 0–0 tie, both teams fought the whole game to try to get the ball in the net. By the end of the first half, UR had taken four shots, while SLU had taken six. UR ended the game with the advantage, having taken 14 shots compared to SLU’s seven.
The game was a story of good defense and missed chances. For example, in the tenth minute of the game, UR sophomore Hannah Nagashima (#13) tried to get by SLU sophomore Gwyn McGee (#11) and junior Grace Gibson (#25) to pass the ball to UR junior Maya Bravo (#4). This attempt by Nagashima was unsuccessful, as Gibson was able to steal and pass to senior Merideth Donahue (#18).
Play continued in a similar fashion throughout the entirety of the game, each play ending with an unsuccessful attempt at a goal. The closest either team came to scoring was in the 16th minute of the game, when UR sophomore Natalie Santangelo made a corner kick. This very close attempt was not blocked by the SLU goalkeeper, junior Zoe Davenport (#0), but instead was overshot by Santangelo. A later corner kick bounced off the frame of the net.
This 0–0 tie does not affect the standings for the Yellowjackets, and it is still early in the season.
The Yellowjackets’ next game is coming up on Wednesday, where they will face the Golden Flyers on Nazareth’s turf. Since the SLU game, UR also tied the Clarkson University Golden Knights 1–1 at Fauver Stadium Sept 6.
