Davis Scores In 2-1 Loss To Lehigh - Seton Hall University Athletics
Seton Hall women's soccer suffered its first loss of the season on Thursday evening despite the first career goal from freshman Nina Davis (Ramsey, N.J.) as ...
Women's Soccer vs Lehigh on 8/22/2024 - Box Score - Seton Hall University Athletics
The official box score of Women's Soccer vs Lehigh on 8/22/2024
South Orange, N.J. — Seton Hall women's soccer suffered its first loss of the season on Thursday evening despite the first career goal from freshman Nina Davis (Ramsey, N.J.) as Lehigh topped the Pirates, 2-1.
Davis was assisted on her goal by senior Natalie Tavana (Middletown, Conn.) and senior Caroline Lipton (Alexandria, Va.). The Pirates (1-1-1) will look to bounce back on Sunday when the face Rider at 5 p.m. in Lawrenceville.
How It Happened
It was an even first 30-plus minutes in terms of possession but it was the Pirates who produced more quality chances. Senior Skyler Matusz (Kearny, N.J.) flicked a pass back to senior Sophie Liston (Newcastle West, Ireland) who got a good shot off but couldn't finish. Freshman Tori Angelo (Sellersville, Pa.) also had daylight in the scoring area and fired off a strong attempt that was also stopped by the Lehigh keeper.
Seton Hall finally broke through in the 38th minute when Lipton found Tavana in the box following a throw-in. Tavana sent a crossing pass in front of the net that found Davis in stride as she put Seton Hall 1-0.
Lehigh's attack was improved coming out of halftime and it took advantage of a couple of Seton Hall miscues defensively to score two unanswered goals that put them ahead 2-1. Despite playing a player down for the final 16 minutes, the Pirates still managed to get off four shots including three that were on target but they couldn't find the equalizer.
News & Notes
- Four Seton Hall freshmen found themselves in the starting 11; Olivia Beauvois (Windsor, Conn.), Kylie Ray (Hampden, Mass.), Kailey McCormick (Mineola, N.Y.) and Tori Angelo (Sellersville, Pa.).
- Tavana enters the top 10 in career assists tonight with nine following her assist on Thursday night.
- Tavana now has 45 career points which ranks fourth in program history.
- Lipton is up to five career assists and seven points in her career.
- Senior Chiara Pucci (Munich, Germany) tallied a career-best four shots, breaking her previous personal best set in this season's opener against Marist.
- Tavana, Pucci, Ray and Rachel Gerrie (Littleton, Colo.) played the full 90 minutes.
