WEST CHESTER, Pa. -Â The Millersville women's soccer team fell in a hard-fought road matchup against West Chester, 1-0.
Millersville's recent strong run came to an end Wednesday afternoon, as the team fell to West Chester. The Golden Rams applied pressure from the opening kickoff, earning three corner kicks within the first sixteen minutes. The Marauders responded in the 20th minute when Isabel Coy took a shot on goal that was saved by the West Chester goalkeeper. Millersville was awarded a corner kick shortly after but was unable to capitalize.
The lone goal of the match came in the 32nd minute following a defensive error by the Marauders, which allowed the Golden Rams to gain possession and set up an open shot to take the lead. West Chester maintained its advantage heading into halftime.
Millersville came out strong in the second half, as Lia Francis and Melanie Love each recorded shots on goal. Brook Balliet and Livia Messenger followed with attempts but were unable to convert. West Chester countered with multiple shots of their own, with goalkeeper Sabrina Zimmerman making one save. Zimmerman finished the match with four saves and one goal allowed.
The Marauders continued to build momentum late in the match, with Coy putting another shot on goal and senior Caroline Wood narrowly missing a strike off the top left corner. Sara Edwards made one final attempt for Millersville in the closing minute, but it was unsuccessful.
With the loss, Millersville moved to 4-4-2 overall and 3-3-2 in PSAC East play. The Marauders will continue on the road Saturday with a 4 p.m. matchup at Bloomsburg.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- Coy had three shots, two being on goal
- Zimmerman recorded four saves
- West Chester outshot Millersville 17-12
THOUGHTS FROM HEAD COACH MATT PROCOPIO
- What are your thoughts on how the girls responded in the second half being down by one? "The response was good. However, it's unacceptable to play the way in which we did in the first half. Second half response magnified what we lacked in the first half."
- How would you assess Sabrina's overall contribution to keeping the opposition from scoring additional goals? "Sabrina did well. They may have had a lot of shots in the box score but I don't fell as though many were all that threatening."
