ERIE, Pa. - The Gannon women’s soccer team lost 2-1 at Slippery Rock Saturday afternoon on the final day of the regular season. The Rock rallied from an early 1-0 deficit to win its last match of the year.
Breanne Radin (Lockwood, N.Y./Spencer-Van Etten) opened the scoring with a goal at the 7:21 mark, beating Rock goalkeeper Sarah Lacy on the right side. SRU responded quickly, tying the match 25 seconds later on a Julianna Howell goal. Emer Flatley gave the Rock a 2-1 edge in the 20th minute and neither team scored again.
The home team outshot GU 19-5, including 11-2 in the first half. The Rock compiled six corner kicks to just two for the Knights. Sabrina Chirco (Brampton, Ontario/St. Thomas Aquinas) recorded 11 saves in net for Gannon.
GU finishes the regular season with an overall record of 10-6-1 and 8-5-1 in the conference. The Rock is 10-5-3 overall and 6-5-3 in the league.
The Knights will now travel to California (Pa.) for a first round Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Tournament match Tuesday, November 3 at a time to be announced. The Vulcans, regular season Western Division champions, and Knights split two meetings in 2009. Cal won at home 3-1 September 8 and Gannon won 2-1 October 20 in Erie.
For a complete box score from the Gannon-Slippery Rock match,
click here.