On Saturday, Sept. 13, the women’s soccer team fell short to Arcadia University 1-0 at Edith Robb Dixon Field. This marks the Cavaliers’ third consecutive loss and puts them at 1-4 on the season.
In the opening half both teams were without a goal. However Arcadia won the shot statistical battle with six shots. The Blue and White fired four shots of their own.
After a scoreless first half, the first goal of the game came in the 69th minute when Jackie Glanfield assisted senior Kim Canfield, giving Arcadia a 1-0 advantage.
Then the Cavaliers had to play catch-up in the second half but couldn’t score before the final buzzer.
Juniors Megan Martin and Dana Peterson led the Cavs with four shots each while Martin had two shots on goal during the match.
Freshman goalkeeper Alivia Dietsch had four saves on the day; three of them occurred during the first half of play.
Martin expressed her feelings about Saturday’s loss. “We out hustled them the majority of the time, and I personally believe that we wanted it more,” Martin said.
“The time that this game was most frustrating was the last 10 minutes of the game when we had some many opportunities but just couldn’t score,” Dana said.
With the loss to Arcadia, the Cavs are optimistic and looking forward to redemption.
“We have a great team with so much potential. We are going to keep working hard and use this loss as a learning experience to better us in the long run,” Martin said.
The Blue and White have been shut out in two of their four losses this season and look to change that in just their second home game of the year.
The Cavaliers will take on the 1-4-1 DeSales University. Game time is set for Wednesday, Sept. 17, at 4 p.m., in Center Valley, Pa. at DeSales University’s home field.
