wsoc-seniors
1
Mercyhurst MER-W (6-4-2, 5-4-1 PSAC)
3
Winner Gannon GAN-W (6-5-1, 5-5-1 PSAC)
Mercyhurst MER-W
(6-4-2, 5-4-1 PSAC)
1
Final
3
Gannon GAN-W
(6-5-1, 5-5-1 PSAC)
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Mercyhurst MER-W 0 1 1
Gannon GAN-W 0 3 3

Game Recap: Women's Soccer | | Kayla Peterson, Assistant Director of Athletics Media Relations

Lady Knights Defeat Mercyhurst 3-1 on Senior Night

THE RUNDOWN
Final Score: Gannon 3, Mercyhurst 1
Records: GU (6-5-1, 5-5-1 PSAC), MU (6-4-2, 5-4-1)
Location: McConnell Family Stadium  |  Erie, Pa.
The Short Story: There was no shortage of goals for the Lady Knights in their senior night win over Mercyhurst. Both teams remained scoreless at halftime, but scored in the second half. Sarah Fails (Girard, Pa./Villa Maria) tallied the game winner in the 54th minute, while Maya Bauer scored in the 86th minute to avoid a shutout for the Lakers.
 
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HOW IT HAPPENED
  • Despite a 0-0 score at halftime, the Knights tested the Lakers in the first half firing off ten shots and holding them to just one in the first 45 minutes.
  • Leah Bermudez (Milton, Ontario/Jean Vanier Catholic) put Gannon on the board less than a minute into the second half. Megan McCartney (Chicora, Pa./Karns City) set up for a corner kick with just 30 second off the clock. She sent it in to Bermudez who headed it inside the net near the post to give the Knights a 1-0 lead.
  • Sarah Fails (Girard, Pa./Villa Maria) scored less than ten minutes later. Vanessa Coccurello (Hamilton, Ontario/St. Jean de Brebeuf) passed across the field to an open space. Fails met the ball, used two touches, and beat the goalkeeper to tally the game winner.
  • Coccurello added a goal in the 81st minute to go with her assist. Maddie North (Leysdown-on-Sea, England/The Westlands School) won a 50-50 ball and passed out to the top right side of the box. Coccurello sent the ball high to net it just below the cross bar.
  • Maya Bauer avoided a shutout for the Lakers in the 86th minute. Bauer struck on a goalkeeper misplay from 15 yards out.
 
GAME NOTES
  • Gannon honored its 13-player senior class prior the match for senior night.
  • The Knights are now 4-0-0 when they score at least three goals in a match.
  • They finished with 16 shots and six shots on goal, while holding the Lakers to just one shot on goal and four total shots.
  • Fails tallied a match-best four shots, while North, Coccurello, and Megan McCartney (Chicora, Pa./Karns City) each finished with multiple shots.
  • Fails' four shots ties her career-high set previously this season vs. Clarion.
  • Six different players recorded one of Gannon's six shots on goal.
  • Kennedy Solymosi (Eastlake, Ohio/Lake Catholic) earns her third win in goal for the Knights.
  • Vilde Vold made three stops in goal for the Lakers and collects the loss in net.
 
UP NEXT
  • The Knights return to action Wednesday at home vs. Indiana.
  • The match is set to start at 6 p.m. at McConnell Family Stadium.
  • Indiana leads the all-time series 15-12-1 and took a 2-1 win over the Knights last year.
 
 
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