EDINBORO, Pa. -- In a match played on the steaming artificial surface of Sox Harrison Stadium, Edinboro saw Gannon score with just over 15 minutes remaining for a 2-1 victory on Wednesday evening. The loss was the second straight for the Fighting Scots, who are now 1-2-0 and 0-2-0 in PSAC action in the young season. Gannon is ranked fourth in the latest United Soccer Coaches Atlantic Region rankings.

HOW THEY SCORED

• After limited action for the first half of the initial half, the two teams exchanged goals within 18 seconds. Edinboro grabbed a 1-0 lead at the 22:24 mark when Danielle Chatten beat Gannon goalkeeper Hannah Pufpaff, lofting a shot from 25 yards out on the left side over her head. The goal was the second of the season for Chatten, and was assisted by Cameron Bujnoski.
• Gannon answered immediately on a breakaway, with Taylor Lewis scoring from 15 yards out in front of the goal past Anna Voelker. That tied the score at 1-1 with 22:42 gone in the contest.
• The Lady Knights would score the lone goal in the second half at the 74:57 mark. Hannah Hays, a former teammate of Voelker's at Butler High School, scored her first goal of the season, assisted by Vanessa Coccurello. Coccurello passed the ball in front of the goal to the left side, where Hays fired it in from 15 yards out into the right corner of the net.

• Gannon held a 12-6 advantage in shots, including 7-2 in the second half. The Lady Knights led 7-5 in shots on goal.
• Edinboro had 4 corner kicks to 2 for Gannon.
• Edinboro freshman Anna Voelker had 5 saves in her third start in goal, while Gannon's Hannah Pufpaff finished with 4 saves.

• While scoring opportunities were at a minimum, both teams had a couple of solid chances. With four minutes left in the first half, Gannon's Emily Cekella lofted a shot just over the goal. Less than a minute later, Edinboro had a 3-1 breakaway, but freshman Brittnie Spithaler's shot flew over the net.

• Edinboro continues to emphasize youth, with four freshmen and four sophomores starting. All told, six freshmen saw action.
• Two of Edinboro's top players – Sidney Dobbins and Rebecca Manns – played, but were at less than 100 percent. Manns, Edinboro's leading returning scorer from 2017, came in off the bench.
• Danielle Chatten, a junior and one of only four seniors and juniors on the team, scored her 12th career goal.

• Edinboro returns to action on Saturday, September 8, playing at Lock Haven. That match is scheduled to get underway at 1:00 p.m.
• Lock Haven was picked to finish 14th in the PSAC Preseason Coaches Poll.