Sparkill, N.Y. - For the third straight match, the St. Thomas Aquinas College Women's Soccer team battled to a 1-1 draw, this one with Bentley University on Wednesday afternoon at Spartan Field.
STAC moves to 0-8-3 on the season, while Bentley goes to 4-4-3 on the year.
The Spartans received first half scoring from Sarai Rodriguez, with the assist credited to teammate Kaitlyn Maguire. Keeper Madison Lepage got the start in goal and turned aside all four shots fired her way in first half action, before Elizabeth Glover (T, 0-0-2) came on in relief for the final 45 minutes. Glover stopped 8 of 9 shots to preserve the stalemate.
Meanwhile, Olivia Matthews tallied an unassisted goal for the Falcons late in the second half, as goalie Holly DiPalo (T, 4-4-3) stopped three of four shots sent in her direction.
HOW IT HAPPENED
37th Minute: An offensive rush by the Spartans gave way to a two-on-one between Kaitlyn Maguire and Sarai Rodriguez. Maguire sent a soft touch pass across to Rodriguez for the blast by a diving Holly DiPalo at the right post to give the hosts a 1-0 lead.
70th Minute: A late push by Bentley saw Annie Vigue feather a pass to the middle of the field for teammate Olivia Matthews. Matthews gathered the ball and fired an initial shot that was blocked by the STAC defense. However, Matthews regathered the rebound and sent another blast by a screened Elizabeth Glover to tie the score at 1-1.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- Bentley outshot St. Thomas Aquinas 19-6, with the Falcons putting the ball on frame 14 times and the Spartans reaching the goal on four occasions.
- Bentley earned a 12-4 advantage on corner kicks over STAC.
- Sarai Rodriguez and Kaitlyn Maguire each registered a team-high two shots, with one going on goal.
- The teams were whistled for 18 total fouls (10-8 Bentley).
UP NEXT
St. Thomas Aquinas heads back up to Western New York for its second trip in almost a month, taking on D'Youville University on Saturday, October 18 (3:00 p.m.) at Dobson Field in Buffalo.