Gabby Boden looks to pass in Gannon's first matchup with Clarion.
Bryce Dolak
Gabby Boden looks to pass in Gannon's first matchup with Clarion.
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Winner Gannon GAN (8-2-3, 7-1-3)
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Clarion CLA (2-10-1, 1-9-1)
Winner
Gannon GAN
(8-2-3, 7-1-3)
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Final
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Clarion CLA
(2-10-1, 1-9-1)
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Gannon GAN 1 1 2
Clarion CLA 1 0 1

Game Recap: Women's Soccer | | Jeff Kirik, Assistant Director of Athletics for Media Relations

Women's soccer team takes over sole possession of first place with win at Clarion

Gabby Boden, Sarah Fails score for Golden Knights in 2-1 road victory in PSAC West

CLARION, PA – The Gannon women's soccer team's win over Clarion on Saturday wasn't the Golden Knights' most dominant performance of the season, but the 2-1 victory was an important one.

Gabby Boden (Butler, Pa./Butler) and Sarah Fails (Girard, Pa./Villa Maria) scored as Gannon (8-2-3 overall) took over sole possession of first place in the PSAC West with a 7-1-3 record. The Golden Knights were tied with Mercyhurst for the top spot entering the day, but Slippery Rock tied Mercyhurst 0-0 as the second-place Lakers moved to 6-1-4.

Gannon did face a tough struggle for much of the game against Clarion, the last-place team in the standings.

Boden, a sophomore midfielder, opened the scoring just 5:38 into the game when she hooked a corner kick over the Clarion goalie into the high back corner of the goal.

Clarion (2-10-1 overall, 1-9-1 PSAC West) entered the game with just four goals on the season, three of them coming in a season-opening win. Despite that, the Golden Eagles quickly countered with a goal by Hailey Dobb on a breakaway created from assists by Taylor Serrano and Kylee Cross.

The score was tied 1-1 at halftime, but early in the second half, the Golden Knights struck again. Logan Nicklas (Allison Park, Pa./Hampton) skipped a beautiful pass to Fails, a senior forward, as she broke loose up the middle and shot the ball to the middle of the net past a charging goalie just 6 minutes into the half. Nicklas, who made a couple of nice moves past defenders before her pass, was credited with an assist.

For Fails, it was her team-leading seventh goal. She also leads the team 17 points and is tied with Boden and Nicklas with a team-best three assists.

Kennedy Solymosi (Eastlake, Ohio/Lake Catholic) and Morgan Sinan (Cranberry Twp., Pa./Seneca Valley) shared the goalkeeping duties for Gannon, and Solymosi (5-2-3) picked up the win after making four saves.

Gannon outshot Clarion 26-8 and had a 14-5 advantage in shots on goal.

Gannon will try to retain first place in the PSAC West when it hosts Edinboro on Wednesday at 3 p.m. at McConnell Family Stadium.
 
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