NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. – Saint Francis women's soccer dominated possession against Westminster but ultimately was defeated Friday evening on the road, 4-1.
Westminster got on the board first, scoring in the opening 45 minutes to take a 1-0 lead into halftime. Saint Francis continued to control possession and create opportunities, recording 32 shots through the match. The Titans added to their lead just 50 seconds into the second half, extending the advantage to 2-0. Westminster added another goal in the 55th minute to take a 3-0 lead.
The Red Wolves continued to pressure the Westminster defense and finally found the back of the net in the 77th minute, as
Reagan Truxillo scored to cut the deficit to 3-1. Saint Francis continued its late push, but Westminster added one final goal in the 80th minute to secure the 4-1 victory.
The Red Wolves outshot Westminster 32-13, including a 14-8 advantage in shots on goal.
Meredith Artz led the Red Wolves with 10 shots, including five on goal.
Riley Cerqua recorded seven shots with four on goal, while
Molly Baker tallied six shots with two on goal. Truxillo added three shots, including two on goal. Merecedez Paino added two shots.
Ella Gladfelter,
Ashlyn Fetterman,
Caterina Schiavo, and
Juliana Nerney each added a shot to that total.
"In 25 years of coaching I have never seen a game like this. We posted 32 shots and only found goal once. They converted four of eight shots on frame. We dominated the possession and we dominated the game other than the scoreboard, which is obviously the only stat that matters," said head coach
Brian Diaz. "We have been playing really well the last few matches, we just need to convert that quality of play into results. Today was a very odd match. Obviously there are things we need to do better but this score line doesn't reflect the performance on the field or the balance of play on the field."
The Red Wolves will be next on the pitch at Stokes Soccerplex in Loretto, Pa., playing Geneva Wednesday at 4 p.m.
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