Women's Soccer loses heartbreaker at Earlham

The women's soccer team battled with Earlham but ultimately came up short, losing 1-0.

The Basics

• Records: Defiance (3-8-0, 0-3-0) Earlham (3-4-2, 1-2-0)

• Location: Matlack-Messer Stadium - Richmond, Indiana

• Attendance: 36

Inside The Numbers

• Ryan Lay recorded the only shot attempt and shot on goal for Defiance.

• Goalkeeper Sarah O'Shea recorded 10 saves.

• Five players played all 90 minutes for the Yellow Jackets

• Eva Lyon led Earlham with eight shot attempts and three on goal.

• Mallory Smith and Noelle Hooper both recorded five shots and two on goal.

• Earlham goalkeeper Makayla Hurey made one save in the contest. 

The Difference

• Defiance allowed an own goal in the 89th minute to give Earlham a 1-0 advantage and that proved to be the game winner for Earlham.

The Breakdown

• Earlham had a 25-1 shot advantage.

• Earlham had five corner kicks in the game.

• Defiance had zero corner kicks.

• The game winning goal was off an Earlham corner kick.

• There were no cards given in the game.

Up Next

• The women's soccer team plays at Hanover Saturday (Oct 8) at 1pm.