womens soccer brief

The Eagles split their week, beating the University of Maryland-Baltimore County 2-1 on September 2nd, before losing Tuesday 3-2 at Mount St. Mary's. After falling behind on a UMBC goal in the second minute, the Eagles bounced back on two Marcela Ricupera goals, with the game winner coming on a header from Siobhan Gillan in the 40th minute. Ricupera's goals were her first two on the early season. Goalkeeper Allison Doyle made three saves and protected the one goal lead over the final 50 minutes of the contest. Against Mount St. Mary's, AU got on the board first in the 15th minute as Katelynn Donovan netted a corner kick. Mount St. Mary's scored two goals forty minutes apart to take a 2-1 lead in the 70th minute. With 49 seconds remaining in the second half, Katlyn Miller tied the game as she collected a loose ball from 12 yards away and knotted the game at 2. However, one minute later, MSM's Kelli Devine finished a missed Karyn Farrar header to win the game for MSM in injury time. The loss was especially painful for the Eagles, as they outshot MSM 22-7 and put nine shots on net against Anna Lebo, who made seven saves. Doyle only made two saves. The Eagles are back in action on Friday and Sunday against Saint Joseph's and Iona in the Washington D.C. Tournament at Georgetown University. The Eagles only play one game outside of Washington until October 21st. They travel up to New York to take on Columbia on September 18th.