GENESEO, N.Y. -- The Allegheny College women's soccer team suffered a 3-0 setback on the road against SUNY Geneseo in a non-conference matchup Friday evening at Geneseo's College Stadium.
Despite an overwhelming offensive effort by the Knights (1-0-1), the Gators (0-2-0) limited the hosts to just three goals, including a penalty kick in the 56th minute. SUNY Geneseo controlled the pace of the game for most of the night and finished with 37 total shots and 17 corner kicks. First-year goalie
Addison Ayres (Murrysville, Pa./Franklin Regional) was forced to put on a resilient performance in her collegiate debut and finished with 14 saves.
Although Allegheny's chances were limited,
Marleigh Burton (Plymouth Meeting, Pa./Plymouth Whitemarsh) nearly turned a counterattack into a tying goal with the Gators trailing 1-0 in the 15th minute.
Camryn Kunz (New Kensington, Pa./Kiski Area) made a great play to feed the ball from midfield through a pair of defenders and to a sprinting Burton near the top of the box, but Geneseo goalie Emily McLouth hauled in her right-footed shot from 20 yards out. Allegheny's next-best scoring opportunity came with three minutes remaining in the second half, when
Serena Carnahan (Plum, Pa./Plum) fired a mid-range shot towards the right post that McLouth also snagged.
Inside the Box Score
- Allegheny produced six shots and five shots on goal.
- SUNY Geneseo had 37 total shots and 19 shots on goal.
- The Knights also took a game-high 17 corner kicks.
- Allegheny earned 16 saves, which included a pair of team saves.
- Burton, Carnahan, Katherine Surdykowski(Chesterfield, N.J./Northern Burlington County Regional), Casey Bender (Allentown, Pa./Emmaus), and Delaney David (Cleveland, Ohio/Brooklyn) each had one shot on goal for the Gators.
- Ayres had a strong performance with 14 saves in her first career start.
- SUNY Geneseo received goals from Kate Pinto, Riley Griffin, and Ashley Pawelczyk.
News and Notes
- Allegheny and SUNY Geneseo, who played each other every year from 1997-2002, met for the first time since 2012.
- The all-time series between the Gators and Knights is now tied at 5-5-0.
- Ayres is the first goalie to make double-digit saves in their first-year debut since Rebecca O'Shurak '11 had 10 in the 2007 season opener against Wilmington College.
Up Next
The Gators will return to the blue turf to host RIT on Sunday, September 6, at 1 p.m.
