The University of Mary Washington women's soccer team fell to Shenandoah on Wednesday night, 1-0, in Winchester, Va.
The Hornets scored the lone goal of the night in the 20' to come away with the victory. But the Eagles started off fast with pressure on the Shenandoah defense as
Skye Lawhun put up a shot in the 6', while
Abigail Knight added another in the 9'.
Marla Vera-Sanchez had the first shot-on-goal in the 10', while
Maci Landel forced the Hornets keeper to make another save in the 16'.
In the second half, the Eagles put more pressure on the Hornets defense as
Layla Royster forced the keeper to record another save five minutes into the half, then
Emma Braxton put a shot on net in the 55', before Hailey Balztelle did the same in the 64'.
The Eagles put three more solid chances on net as
Taylor Garofalo (68'),
Naomi Knight (79'), and Royster (89') all couldn't find the equalizer.
For the evening, the Eagles led in shots, 18-13, and tied in shots on goal with nine each. Too, UMW led in corners, 12-5. Keeper
Emily Orn came away with seven saves in the match
UMW is back in action for the Coast-to-Coast Conference Tournament from November 5-8 in Newport New, Va.
