MEADVILLE, Pa. – The Allegheny women's soccer team opened their 2025 season at home against Capital Friday (Aug. 29), falling to the Comets 4-1.
 
The Comets got on the board in the opening five minutes on a short-ranged goal inside the near post. 
 
Katherine Surdykowski (Chesterfield, N.J./Northern Burlington County Regional) had the first scoring opportunity for Allegheny in the 25th minute, but her shot was saved. Alex Augustine (Fishers, Ind./Hamilton Southeastern) made three saves before the Comets broke through with a late goal in the half, taking a 2-0 lead into the locker room.
 
The Gators cut the lead in half in the 54th minute. A yellow card in the box gave Allegheny a penalty kick. Surdykowski stepped up for the attempt, burying the shot inside the post, cutting the lead to 2-1. 
 
The score remained 2-1 until the 72nd minute when the Comets scored on a shot from a few yards out to push their lead back to two goals. Capital tacked on an additional goal in the 79th minute en route to the win.
 
Inside the Box

• Capital took a 2-0 lead in the first half with goals in the fifth and 43rd minutes.
• Surdykowski scored on a penalty kick in the 54th minute. She led the team with six shots.
• The Comets scored in the 72nd and 79th minutes of the second half.
• Karley Johnson (Zionsville, Ind./Zionsville Community) had a pair of shots.
• Augustine made six saves.

News and Notes

• Allegheny is now 2-3 all-time against Capital.
• Surdykowski scored her 13th career goal.
• Augustine, Lauren Bowser (Cabot, Pa./Knoch), Angela Campbell (Aliquippa, Pa./Hopewell), Serena Carnahan (Plum, Pa./Plum), Audrey Flynn (Ionia, N.Y./Honeoye Falls-Lima), Kate Foster (Edenton, N.C./John A. Holmes), Gracyn Fry (Monroeville, Pa./Gateway), Camryn Kunz (New Kensington, Pa./Kiski Area), Madison Mullen (Riva, Md./Severn School), Sydney Nichols (Fort Collins, Colo./Heritage Christian Academy), Catie Weiss (Plum, Pa./Plum), Savannah Wilde (Lancaster, Ohio/Bloom-Carroll) made their collegiate debuts. 

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