EDINBORO, Pa. — Edinboro defeated Clarion 3-1 on Wednesday at Sox Harrison Stadium. The Fighting Scots scored all three of their goals in the first half and finished with a 20-9 advantage in shots.
The Scots generated the first chances of the half with shots from
Claire Cacurak at 5:09 and
Addison Thomas at 6:02, while the middle stretch included several fouls before
Brianna Garey saved Leah Deal's attempt at 23:37.
Jada Cole put the Fighting Scots in front at 27:47, and the Scots kept pressing with shots from
Hailey Marchlewski and Cole, two corner kicks and another Marchlewski attempt before
Grace Madison scored off Cole's assist at 31:53 for a 2-0 lead. After another Scots corner and a Cole shot, Marchlewski scored from Madison's assist at 38:07, and the Fighting Scots carried the 3-0 advantage into halftime.
Cole opened the second half with early chances for the Scots, sending shots wide at 47:26 and 55:00 before Garey saved Alyssa Aquilio's attempt at 56:13. The Fighting Scots kept pressing through the middle of the half with shots from
Claire Cacurak,
Adison Cook and
Aviana Valdez, while Clarion's push from 70:02 to 80:36 included saves by Garey on MaKenna Doran, Ciara DiMauro and Leah Deal. Cole put two more attempts on frame and later hit the right woodwork at 81:56, and the Scots added late pressure with an 84:43 corner,
Margaret Johnson's saved shot and another corner at 88:12. Clarion scored at 89:08 when DiMauro finished off a Lexi Shattahi assist to make it 3-1, but Garey saved Shattahi's final attempt at 89:57 as the Fighting Scots closed out the 3-1 win.
Cole scored, added an assist and led the Scots with nine shots, putting four on goal. Madison recorded a goal and an assist, converting her lone shot on goal and being credited with the game-winning goal. Marchlewski added a goal on three shots, placing two on frame. Garey made seven saves over 90 minutes, including six in the second half.
Up next, the Fighting Scots host Seton Hill University on Saturday, Oct. 24, at 5 p.m. at Sox Harrison Stadium in Edinboro, Pennsylvania.
