Cardinals drop 2-1 decision to Alvernia in Reading, Pa.
READING, Pa. – CUA dropped its second straight match on
Saturday afternoon, falling to Alvernia 2-1 on the road.
After falling behind 1-0, CUA’s Kate Masson tied the game
seven minutes before halftime, but the Crusaders’ Kristen
Eckert scored the eventual game-winner midway through the second
half.
CUA recorded the first three shots of the match, one by Courtney
Orgill that was saved, one by Caitlin Brett that went wide and one
by Mary McGann that also went wide.
For 15 minutes during one stretch in the opening half, neither
team was able to get off a shot. That changed at the 35:36
mark however, when Karli Nestor found the back of the net to put
Alvernia in front 1-0.
The Crusaders lead was short lived though, as Masson took a feed
from Noelle Arcomano and tied things at one with her second score
of the season less than three minutes later.
CUA had three more shots in the half, all of which came in the
final five minutes, but one went wide and the others were saved,
keeping the score tied at intermission.
The first shot of the second half was not taken until nearly 20
minutes in, when Alvernia’s Kelsey Gill unleashed an attempt
that sailed high.
Both defenses were on top of their games, as the teams combined
for only seven shots in the second half, including just two by the
Cardinals.
Eckert broke the 1-1 tie in the 74th minute when she scored on a
direct kick to give the home team a 2-1 advantage.
CUA’s final shot of the afternoon came from Lauren Cadott in
the 80th minute, but it was off the mark and the Crusaders were
able to hold on for the victory.
CUA was credited with nine shots in the match, while Alvernia
totaled seven. The teams combined for only five corner kicks,
with CUA taking three of them.
Christina Cassidy made three saves for the red and black, while
Crusaders keeper Colleen Maher sent back three shots of her
own.
CUA returns to action on Wednesday, September 21 when the
Cardinals play host to Stevenson. Match time is slated for
4:30 p.m.
