PITTSBURGH, Pa. (Sept. 29) — The Thiel College women's soccer team fell 3-1 to Chatham University in Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) play Tuesday evening at UPMC Graham Field.
Chatham (3-5-1, 2-2-0 PAC) opened the scoring in the 18th minute and added another goal in the 28th minute to give the Cougars a 2-0 advantage at halftime.
Just three minutes into the second half, the Cougars got their third goal to extend their lead.
The Tomcats (5-4-0, 1-3-0 PAC) continued to battle and got on the scoreboard in the 85th minute.
Ashley Ross (Springdale, Pa./Springdale) converted a penalty kick at 84:30 to cut the deficit to 3-1.
Stacie Weimert (Jamestown, Pa./Jamestown),
Imogen deBlois (Hubbard, Ohio/Howland) and
Marissa Tiber (Burton, Ohio/Berkshire) each recorded a shot, Weimert's being on goal.
Brynn Houser (Harmony, Pa./Seneca Valley) recorded a career-high of 12 saves in net.
The Blue and Gold return to action on Saturday, Oct. 3 as they travel to Franciscan to faceoff at 4:30 p.m.
