MORAGA, Calif. – Isobel Glass had the equalizer in the 60th minute as the University of Pennsylvania and Saint Mary's College women's soccer teams played to a 1-1 draw on Thursday evening at the Saint Mary's Stadium.
All three of Penn's shots came from different players as
Sizzy Lawton,
Paige Kenton, and Glass all recorded shots in the draw.
Quaker Notemeal
*Glass' goal not only was her second of the season, it was her second in as many matches.
*For the first time in 2022, Penn trailed in a match. After Saint Mary's scored an early goal, the Quakers trailed for 50 minutes before Glass leveled things on the hour mark.
*Penn was outshot by Saint Mary's by an 11-3 margin. The Red and Blue recorded five corner kicks to four by the Gaels.
*Both goalies allowed a goal and made a save in the draw.
How It Happened
The Quakers opened the match applying pressure on the Gaels defense as they maintained possession for most of the opening 10 minutes. However, Saint Mary's played a long ball that slipped past the Penn defense and allowed Nayeli Diaz to slot one past a diving
Laurence Gladu in the 10th minute.
Lawton had the Quakers' first shot of the match. She played a ball over the defense, but SMC keeper Taylor Poland corralled the effort to keep it 1-0 in favor of the home squad.
For the first time this season, the Red and Blue trailed at the half.
The Gaels recorded the first two shots of the second half, Gladu stopping the first and a Penn defender blocking the second.
Kenton fired off a shot from outside the box but right at the SMC keeper. However, on the hour mark, Lawton played a deep ball into the box to
Sara Readinger, who flipped it back to Glass to draw Penn level.
Both teams had their fair share of attacks after that, but the Gaels led the second half with six shots to just a pair by Penn.
UP NEXT
The Quakers continue their West Coast trip with a match at the University of California-Berkeley on Sunday. Kickoff is slated for 1 p.m. (4 p.m. in Philly) and the match will air on the Pac-12 Network.
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