PHILADELPHIA – The University of Pennsylvania women's soccer team went on the road for the first time this season, making the short trip to Villanova, and played to a 1-1 draw for the second-straight match. The Quakers saw a late 1-0 lead erased by a Wildcats goal in the 87th minute.
Senior captains
Peyton Raun and
Sizzy Lawton teamed up for the only Penn score of the day. The Red and Blue recorded seven shots from seven different players. At the other end, junior goalkeeper
Laurence Gladu allowed just the one goal while making five saves on eight total shots by Villanova.
Quaker Notemeal
*Back-to-back-to-back draws to open the season marks the first time in program history Penn has done that.
*Penn was outshot by Villanova, 8-7, and each team recorded six corner kicks.
*Gladu recorded five saves while Villanova's keeper recorded none.
*The match saw 17 total fouls called as the Wildcats were called for nine fouls to eight by the Quakers.
How It Happened
Villanova controlled possession early in the match, forcing Gladu to make a save in the seventh minute. Penn's first shot of the match did not come until
Paige Kenton's off-target effort in the 20th minute.
The defenses of both teams held off any offensive pressure, and the match was still searching for its first goal as it moved to the second half.
Reese Sutter's shot in the 50th minute was the first of the period and just off target. About ten minutes later, on the hour mark, Gladu made a crucial save to keep the match scoreless.
Shortly after a Gladu save off the foot of Villanova's Cici Fox at one end, Penn was awarded a corner kick at the other. Lawton took the kick and placed the ball in a perfect spot for Raun to head it into the net to open the scoring.
The Wildcats turned up the attack after that, though, and roughly ten minutes later they tied the match at 1-1 off a corner kick that Fox squeezed by Gladu. Following the Villanova goal, the Quakers were unable to gain the momentum to put together a real scoring chance and the match ended in a draw.
UP NEXT
The Quakers return to Rhodes Field on Sunday to start a three-match homestand, hosting Lehigh at 2 p.m. Following that, Navy (Sept. 8) and Stony Brook (Sept. 11) come to Rhodes next week.
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