SAINT DAVIDS, Pa. – The women's soccer squad drops their conference match against Eastern despite the defensive effort in the second half with a score of 1-0 on Saturday afternoon.
Inside the Box Score
Brenna Ellenberger (Baltimore, Md./Perry Hall) saved 11 shots on the day
Madison Sheffield (Frederick, Md./Urbana) had two shots on goal.
How it Happened
An unsuccessful corner by Hood turned into a breakaway on their defensive side and foul to cause a free kick for Eastern.
This set up the Eastern attacker to sneak a shot inside the top-right corner to break the scoreless effort 1-0 in favor of the Eagles.
The match soon leaned in the favor of the opponent's endurance as the second half found the Blazers making prominent defensive stops to keep them in range of a comeback.
Analysis
Eastern outshot Hood 19-5, 11-0 in the second half.
The Blazers had 11 saves to Eastern's four.
For the Opponent
Paige Snell ahd the goal for the Eagles' off the bench.
Eastern's keeper Faith Leake saved four in her clean slate.
Notes
Hood falls to 2-6-7, 0-2-1 in conference.
Eastern improves to 8-5-3, 1-2 in conference.
Up Next
The squad stays on the road with another conference match at Albright on Tuesday, October 22 with a kickoff time set for 7 p.m..
