PHILADELPHIA, Pa. – Riding a high off their 2-1 narrow victory over St. Thomas Aquinas this past Tuesday, Post University's Women's Soccer traveled to Holy Family University to square up against their CACC opponents where the Eagles were outscored, 1-2.
THE BASICS
Post University 1, Holy Family 2
Post University (3-9-3)
Holy Family (6-6-3)
HOW IT HAPPENED
Despite Post getting six shots in the first 45, Holy Family more than doubled up the Eagles' shots with 13. However, it wasn't until under the 10-minute mark when Holy Family's Maddie Maguire found the back of the net thanks to a feed from Brynn Hess. Just three minutes later, Post's
Tassia Ferreira was given a yellow card, however, the penalty did not affect the remaining minutes of the half as the squads heading into the break, 0-1.
The Eagles were quick to get the goal back as
Reese Kloetzer punched one through to the back of the net from
Bianca Stiles a mere 35 ticks after the whistle blew to knot it up at 1-1. However, Holy Family continued to pound the net, racking up 11 shots before regaining the edge, 2-1 with just under 10 minutes remaining (80:37). The Eagles attempted to even out the score in the final minutes at
Zoe Mier used her head to lace one just right of the net at the 86:51 mark before the Eagles took the eventual 2-1 loss.
BY THE NUMBERS
- Alexis Campbell made 12 saves in net of the 14 shots she faced
- Meanwhile, the home team's keeper recorded two saves on three shots on net
- In total, Holy Family outshot the Eagles, 28 to 10
- With the loss, Post University falls to 2-19 against the Tigers since 2002
WHO'S NEXT
Post University will close out their 2023 campaign with their final conference match on Tuesday, October 31 when they travel to Rutherford, New Jersey to battle the Felician University Falcons at noon where they seek to keep their five game win streak going.
