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Women's Soccer falls 4-0 at No. 2 Carnegie Mellon (Pa.)

Women's Soccer falls 4-0 at No. 2 Carnegie Mellon (Pa.)
Box Score
September 15, 2023

PITTSBURGH, Pa. — The Ohio Northern women's soccer team fell 4-0 at No. 2 Carnegie Mellon on Friday afternoon.

The Basics

  • Records: Ohio Northern (0-4-1), #2 Carnegie Mellon (7-0-0)
  • Venue: CMU Soccer Field — Pittsburgh, Pa.

The Match

  • The Tartans took a 1-0 lead in the 8th minute when Cecelia Dieterich found the back of the net on a deflection off of ONU freshman goalkeeper Morgan Moeller (Harrison/Roger Bacon).
  • CMU made it 2-0 in the 39th minute on a goal from Saveria Ulizzi and added a third goal before halftime off the foot of Breana Valentovish in the 43rd minute.
  • The Tartans closed the scoring with a goal from Ayana Curto with 38 seconds remaining in the game.
  • Juniors Elizabeth Pierce (Liberty Township/Mount Notre Dame) and Jill Newlan (Marshalville/Smithville) led the Polar Bears with two shots each.
  • Moeller played all 90 minutes in goal for ONU and recorded four saves.
  • MCU finished with a 10-8 advantage in shots and 5-3 edge in corner kicks.

Notables

  • This was the second time this season that the Polar Bears have played a team ranked No. 2 nationally in the United Soccer Coaches Poll. Case Western Reserve was ranked No. 2 during its match with ONU on Sept. 3.
  • Friday's match was the third in the current five-game stretch in which Northern is playing a team ranked in the top 25 of the United Soccer Coaches Poll.

Up Next

  • The Polar Bears return to action on Sunday for a neutral-site game against No. 3 Christopher Newport (Va.) at Capital at 1 p.m.