SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – The Slippery Rock University women's soccer team triumphed over Seton Hill University 2-1 Wednesday afternoon in a Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference match.
Brooke Testa and
Kaitlyn Barackman tallied goals in the win.
SRU scored both its goals in the first period and defensively was able to holdout the attack from the Griffins. SHU did manage to score once with a little over 10 minutes left to play in regulation, but The Rock held on for the victory.
Slippery Rock's record improves to 5-3-1 overall and 5-2-1 in league matches. The Griffins drop to 6-3-1 overall and 4-3-1 in PSAC play.
The Rock took the lead at 28:29 when
Shannon McIntyre played a ball to Barackman that she flicked on to Testa, who put it into the back of the net for a score. It was Testa's second goal of the season, while the assists were McIntyre and Barackman's first of the year.
Just over three minutes later, at 31:34, McIntyre then sent a ball into the box for Barackman and she deposited it into the back of the net for a score. The goal was Barackman's second of the season and the assist was McIntyre's second of the game, and second of 2017. SRU took its 2-0 lead into the break.
Slippery Rock nearly made it a 3-0 game 10 minutes into the second half when
Tess Keeley fired a shot that was saved by goalkeeper Jessica Neill.
Seton Hill tried to provide pressure and made it a one-goal game at 79:52 when Katie Kimmich got loose and sent one past SRU goalkeeper
Kylie Downs for the score.
After the goal, The Rock tightened its defense not allowing a shot for the rest of the game, and even recording a shot of its own at 89:35 from
Skye Kramer, but it Neill saved it. SRU held on for the 2-1 victory
Downs, despite surrendering one goal, was sensational in net recording five saves on six shots faced.
Slippery Rock will be back in action over the weekend when it hits the road to play at East Stroudsburg University 3:30 p.m. Saturday in a PSAC game.
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