ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - After equalizing in the second half on a penalty kick, the Eckerd women's soccer team could not hold on, falling 2-1 to Saint Leo on Wednesday night at Johnson Field.
The Lions were the first to strike, with a goal in the opening ten minutes. The Tritons pushed on the offensive side with several shots on target that were stifled by the Lions' keeper. In the 31st minute, Amy Woodhead had a chance to even the tally with a penalty kick, but was stopped by Hannah Goetzer. The teams exchanged shots, neither resulting in goals for Saint Leo to take the 1-0 lead into the break.
The Tritons got a second penalty kick chance in the 64th minute, this time with Melina Peloteau converting to bring the score back to even. Freija Aflenzer led the offensive charge for the Tritons, continuing to pressure the Lions' defense. Aflenzer had a chance in the 86th minute to take the lead on a breakaway, but the play was called offsides. Just over a minute later, the Lions scored to regain their lead, for the Tritons to fall by a final score of 2-1.
HOW IT ENDED
FINAL: Saint Leo 2, Eckerd 1
RECORDS: Eckerd 3-5-6 (2-4-3 SSC); Saint Leo 8-4-4 (4-3-2)
SCORING SUMMARY: EC - Peloteau 64' (Penalty Kick); SLU - Haggstrom 6' (unassisted), Theus 88' (unassisted)
NOTES AND NUMBERS
- Five Tritons played the full 90 minutes: Cadence Talbert, Sophia Butkovich, Natalie Rudman, Peloteau, and Morgan Wright.
- Peloteau's goal was the first of her career.
- EC outshot SLU 12-10, with eight shots on goal.
- Woodhead fired off three shots, with two on goal.
- Eckerd led in corner kicks 8-5.
UP NEXT
Eckerd remains at home Friday for their final regular season game against Nova Southeastern, with a 6:00 PM kickoff at Johnson Field.
