SYRACUSE, N.Y. - Saint Francis women's soccer played to a scoreless draw with Le Moyne on Thursday afternoon.
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
>> The Red Flash outshot the Dolphins 13-7 in the match.
>> Lauren Pyle and Raine Korpics each had three shots on the afternoon, leading the way for Saint Francis. All three of Pyle's shots were on target.
>> Emma Sawich made three saves in the match.
TURNING POINT OF THE GAME
Neither side were able to find a moment in the match to turn things in their favor in a back-and-forth affair.
HOW IT HAPPENED
The two sides traded chances in the opening 10 minutes, with Lauren Pyle having her shot in the fifth minute saved.
Sawich made a save on a shot in the eighth minute to keep things level early.
Pyle, Korpics, Daniëlle Goedhart, Evangelia Barakos and Calire Scarpin would all fire shots on frame throughout the opening half, but no one could get one past the keeper.
After a scoreless first half, Tomke Dziesiaty nearly put the Red Flash in front 58 minutes in on a volley that hit the post and ricocheted out of bounds
Sawich made two saves in the final 12 minutes of the match to keep Le Moyne off the board.
Alyssa Mella nearly found the winner in the 87th minute but could not bury her chance. Pyle nearly won the match for the Red Flash with 11 seconds left. She fired a shot from roughly 27 yards out and nearly found the back of the net, but Le Moyne's goalkeeper tipped the shot over the crossbar and out for a corner.
The Red Flash couldn't get the corner off quickly enough to get something productive out of it, ending the match level with the Dolphins.
FLASH NUGGETS
Pyle has now had three consecutive matches in which she has put all of her shots on frame. She holds a shots-on-goal percentage of .531. Pyle is tied for the conference lead in shots on goal with 17.
Sawich has now saved at least 75 percent of shots on target in 10 out of 14 matches this season.
Sawich registered her fourth clean sheet of the season.
NEXT UP
The Red Flash will return home to host Wagner on Oct. 20 at 3:00 p.m.
