MEADVILLE, Pa. (Oct. 21) – The Thiel College women's soccer team fell to Allegheny, 3-0, Wednesday evening in a Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) match-up at the Robertson Athletic Complex.
The Tomcats moved to 6-8-1 overall and 2-7-1 in PAC play, while the Gators improved to 7-5-4 overall and 5-0-4 in conference action.
Thiel and Allegheny played to a scoreless first half, with goalkeeper Brynn Houser (Harmony, Pa./Seneca Valley) and the Tomcats' defense working to keep the Gators off the scoreboard. Julia Fallon (Geneva, Ohio/Geneva) recorded Thiel's lone shot of the opening half, putting it on target.
Allegheny broke through in the 55th minute and added another goal just over three minutes later, to extend the lead to 2-0.
The Gators scored again in the 83rd minute to round out the scoring.
Houser made eight saves in just over 70 minutes in goal, while Madison Rodgers (Reinholds, Pa./Cocalico) added four saves in relief.
The Tomcats will look to bounce back in their next contest on Saturday, Oct. 24 when they travel to Saint Francis for a 4 p.m. match-up.
