With 9:30 left in the contest,
Aubrey Pyne (Chambersburg, Pa./Chambersburg Area) notched her first collegiate goal to help the No. 5 Golden Knights escape James Egli Field with a 1-1 draw against a physical Slippery Rock team on Wednesday evening.
Gannon came into the PSAC West matchup ranked fifth in the latest United Soccer Coaches Division Top 25, announced earlier this week.
Coach
Colin Petersen's team remains unbeaten on the season with the squad moving to 5-0-2 and are now 3-0-2 in PSAC West action, while Slippery Rock is now 3-2-3 and 0-0-2, respectively.
The draw snapped Slippery Rock's two-game shutout win streak, while The Rock's goal broke Gannon's 586 consecutive minutes (5 games) without allowing a goal.
How it Happened
- After a back-and-forth first half, neither team would be able to find the scoreboard. Slippery Rock closed the opening half with a 6-1 margin on shots, while Gannon held a 4-1 advantage in corner kicks.
- The Rock struck first in the scoreless contest at the 52:25 mark when Sydney Patrick buried the ball in the left corner of the net, just escaping an outstretched Morgan Sinan (Cranberry Twp., Pa./Seneca Valley).
- The Golden Knights knotted the score at one apiece, when a misplaced ball headed from a Slippery Rock defender landed at the feet of Pyne who collected the ball and slotted the shot in the right corner of the net to make the contest even.
Inside the Numbers
- The Golden Knights outshot Slippery Rock 14-9 with six shots on target.
- Gannon held an 8-3 advantage in corner kicks.
- Aubrey Pyne (Chambersburg, Pa./Chambersburg Area) led the Gannon offense with a goal with her lone shot being the equalizer.
- Brooklyn Respecki (McKean, Pa./General McLane), who leads all of Division II in shots per game (6.17) finished with six shots with three on target.
- Gabby Boden (Butler, Pa./Butler) added two shots, while Jamie Seneca (Plum, Pa./Plum), Grace Emanuel (Erie, Pa./McDowell), Jessie Watkins (Bowie, Md./Bowie), and Victoria Wheeler (Bordentown, N.J./Bordentown Regional) all added one shot apiece to the Gannon offensive attack.
- Morgan Sinan (Cranberry Twp., Pa./Seneca Valley) grabbed five saves in 90 minutes of action between the pipes for the Golden Knights.
- Sydney Patrick led The Rock offense with a goal.
- Slippery Rock's goalkeeper Leah Allman also snagged five saves in the net.
Up Next
The No. 5 Golden Knights look to regroup as they hit the road for another PSAC-West matchup against Seton Hill on Saturday, October 5. Kick-off is slated for a 1:00 p.m. start inside Dick's Sporting Goods Field.
