Information on Game - Felician's Women's Soccer hosted the University of New Haven this afternoon, aiming to bring their first victory home, however New Haven scored 3 goals in the first half, giving the Golden Falcons their first loss on the young season. Here's a breakdown of what happened.
Recap - Entering the first half, the Golden Falcons looked to constantly apply the pressure and that's what happened to start the contest with #19 Jalyn Tse getting the first shot of the day. However, the opposing team would start going on a run, constantly bringing the pressure that led to 3 goals occurring within 7 minutes bringing the score to 3-0 at the 24 minute mark. After that the Golden Eagles had to make constant changes defensively to make sure no other goals were to happen and that's what happened, with the Golden Falcons looking to add some more offensive presence going into the second half. Starting off the second half with a new lineup, the Golden Falcons wanted to add some scoring while keeping the pressure off of their defense. Helping that would be #6 Megan Boddy making countless, having 1 shot as well to help slow the Chargers down. We also can't forget #5 Anne Noonan who helped out offensively by giving the Golden Falcons multiple opportunities, however no goals were made in the second half. In the end, the Chargers also didn't have another goal, bringing the score to 3-0, giving the Golden Falcons their first loss on the season.
Falcon's Player of the Game - The Falcons Player of the Game goes to #6 Megan Boddy, one of the cornerstone defensive players during this match not allowing anyone to come through during this match. Watch for her over this year be a potential name brought up at the end of the season for defensive awards.
Next Game - The Golden Falcons will be back on the pitch going up to Mercy University this Saturday at 2:00 PM. Currently, Mercy University has a record of 2-1, but the Women's Soccer team aims to add another loss to their record.