PHILADELPHIA- The University of Pennsylvania women's soccer team battled the rain, wind and Dartmouth on Saturday afternoon at Penn Park, tying the Big Green 1-1. Freshman
Magali Capdevila scored her first collegiate goal in the first half; but it was not enough as Dartmouth found an equalizer.
Penn sits at 5-6-3 overall and 0-3-2 in Ivy League play. Dartmouth moves to 7-1-5 and 2-1-2 in the conference.
Quaker Notemeal
*Penn was outshot by Dartmouth, 15-13, with the Big Green putting nine shots on frame, compared to the Quakers' six.
*Freshman
Magali Capdevila netted her first career collegiate goal in the 15th minute.
*Capdevila led the Quakers with three shots, with two on target.
*Eight different Quakers were able to get shots off,
Megan Lusher,
Isobel Glass and
Mallory Lucas each had two, with Capdevila taking three.
*Six different Quakers played all 90 minutes: Midfielders
Avery Chapel and
Lauren Teuschl along with defenders
Ginger Fontenot and
Maya Leschly, forward
Paige Kenton and goalkeeper
Laurence Gladu.
*Gladu recorded eight saves and allowed one goal.
*Penn has played well at Penn Park this season, collecting four of its five wins on its home turf (4-1-3).
*Penn has scored a goal in the first half in the last four out of five matches.
How it Happened
Although the Big Green had an early shot that went off the post in the opening minutes, it was the Quakers who got on the board first.
In the 15th minute Capdevila was able to net one home from distance, as she gave the Quakers the 1-0 lead from beyond the 18-yard box.
Penn would head into the halftime break with a 1-0 lead, also outshooting Dartmouth 6-2.
The Big Green would bring pressure in the opening minutes of the second half, but Gladu was able to make one of her eight saves on the afternoon.
At the 53rd minute mark Dartmouth was able to get one past Gladu and the Penn backline. Hannah Curtin was there for the initial shot and Aleena Seales cleaned it up after Gladu made a diving attempt and didn't get a clean save.
With the match now tied, Penn continued to put pressure on the Dartmouth defense with Leschly getting a clean look on frame in the 62nd minute.
Gladu faced 11 more shots in the second half compared to the first, where the Big Green attempted nine shots on frame, including this opportunity in the 78th minute.
With just over six minutes remaining Lucas was able to serve a pass on frame, but Glass could not direct her shot on frame.
Although the Quakers surrendered their first half lead, they were able to collect their second conference point in the Ivy League standings with the draw.
Quotables
"A tale of two halves. We need to be better in the second half of matches. It was great to see Magali score her first goal in front of her family who was in town." -
Dr. Krissy Turner, Douglas N. Brush Head Coach of Women's Soccer
Up Next
Penn will travel to Cambridge, Massachusetts next Saturday to face off against Harvard. The Quakers will compete in their last away match of the season at 4 p.m. Penn will then close out the season at home against Cornell the following Saturday at 2 p.m.
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