PHILADELPHIA – The University of Pennsylvania women's soccer team fell to Princeton, 1-0, Friday night on Rhodes Field. The win for the Tigers brings them to 2-3-3 while the loss for the Quakers drops them to 4-2-2.
 
Quaker Notemeal
* Senior goaltender Annabel Austen returned from a three-game absence, accruing six saves on seven shots faced.

* Freshman Casey Forman got her first collegiate action in this one, chipping in seven minutes in her debut.

* Senior midfielder Mallory Lucas put two shots on goal tonight, extending her team-lead to seven.

* Outside of goaltender Austen, four Quakers played a full 90 minutes in this one (Clare Robke, Mia Fuss, Lauren Stevens, and Eden Veenema).
 
How it Happened
Both teams entered the match with an energy, and it showed early as the passing and hustle showed signs of high adrenaline.

Princeton had the first big opportunity of the match. Princeton moved the ball down the pitch decisively. Following some nice one-time, pinball passing between the squad, senior forward Ally Murphy fed the ball to junior forward Isabella Garces, who put heated one-timer on the net for a goal. This goal would be the match decider.

The rest of the first half held the same intensity as before  yet fundamentals began to prevail. Princeton had the edge in the first half, outshooting Penn 9-2 and drawing corners at a higher rate as well (5-1). Despite the shot deficit, the Quakers ended the first half much better than they began.

The second half opened with the Quakers picking up where they left off. They put pressure on the Tigers, holding time in opposing territory early and often in the second frame. The Tigers would hold firm, however.

The best chance either team had down the stretch came at the 58th minute, when Ally Murphy put a shot on from just outside the box and nailed the bottom of the crossbar, shooting downward before another shot could be handled by senior goaltender Annabel Austen.

As has been the case for the previous six times in the last seven matches, a 1-0 score was all that was needed in this one. The Quakers' Ivy League play continues Saturday, September 27 as they take on Dartmouth at 1 p.m.