PHILADELPHIA – Janae Stewart notched her first goal of the season as the University of Pennsylvania women's soccer team played Navy to a 1-1 draw in its penultimate match at Rhodes Field on Thursday night.
Stewart had the only Penn goal, with
Anuli Okafor credited with the assist.
Lauren Teuschl,
Sizzy Lawton, and
Paige Kenton all had a match-high four shots.
Sara Readinger totaled two and
Miranda Farman,
Isobel Glass and Stewart also had shot on the night.
Quaker Notemeal
*After only five matches, Penn has four ties which is
tied for second for draws in a season with 2013 and 2016. The record for ties in a season is six, set in 2015.
*Penn outshot Navy by a 17-5 margin and the Red and Blue recorded seven corner kicks to just one by Navy.
*Penn goalkeeper
Laurence Gladu recorded one save on the night, in the first half. Navy's keeper made seven saves, three in the first half and four in the second.
*The match saw 12 total fouls.
How It Happened
The Quakers largely controlled the early portion of the match, tallying five shots to Navy's two through the opening 30 minutes, including a 2-1 advantage in on-target attempts.
In the 36th minute, a right-side cross into the box from Okafor deflected off the chest of a Navy defender and bounced right to Stewart, who blasted a shot from point-blank range past the off-balance keeper.
Less than five minutes later, a Teuschl header nearly put Penn up by two but the Navy keeper got just enough of the ball to keep it from crossing the line. Neither team managed a shot the rest of the half
Penn's prowess on both sides of the ball continued well into the second half, with Penn managing four more shots, including three on goal, to Navy's one through the 70th minute.
In the 81st minute, however, Navy knotted the match by cashing in on a persistent attack. Penn had three corner kicks and three more shots in the match's final minutes after that but couldn't push the tie-breaking goal across.
Up Next
The Quakers are set to play on Rhodes Field for the final time in 2022. Penn and Stony Brook will kick off at 4 p.m. on Sunday.
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