GREENVILLE, N.C. - The University of Dayton women's soccer team lost a hard-fought match 3-2 in overtime on the road at East Carolina Friday night at Johnson Stadium.
KEY MOMENTS
• The Pirates (1-0-0) scored in OT in the 94th minute. It was Marianna Shurina's first goal of the season.
• Twice the Flyers (0-1-0) rallied to tie the match. ECU held a 1-0 after halftime, scoring in the 37th minute. Sophomore
Caroline Mink got UD on the board early in the second half, putting away the shot on assists from senior
Alexis Kiehl and sophomore
Micayla Livingston in the 51st minute. ECU answered less than a minute later to regain a 2-1 lead. Livingston scored on a header on service from junior
Nadia Pestell in the 55th minute to tie up the match 2-2.
• Junior goalkeeper
Kaelyn Johns tied her career high with eight saves.
• This was the first match for
Eric Golz as head coach of the Dayton women's soccer program.
COACH GOLZ'S QUOTE
• We are still very much a work in progress, and that showed in a number of areas tonight. It took us too long to adjust to the pace of the game as well as the heat, and we dug ourselves a hole. Again, there were some positive signs of combining a competitive edge and glimpses of some of the quality we may be capable of producing. We have to continue to work on finding our best combination of players, gaining comfort and confidence in solving the many problems the game will present, and developing more consistency for the full match. There were some bright spots tonight coupled with some difficult lessons, and now we have to learn while executing with more consistency next time out.
UP NEXT
• Dayton takes on UNCW on Sunday, Aug. 20 at 1 p.m. at UNCW Soccer Stadium.
