LORETTO, Pa. – Saint Francis women's soccer drops home match to Grove City, Tuesday afternoon.
Saint Francis battled Grove City throughout the opening half, but the Red Wolves entered halftime trailing 1-0 after the Wolverines found the back of the net with just over three minutes remaining in the half.
Grove City added to its advantage early in the second half, scoring in the 47th minute to take a 2-0 lead. The Wolverines added another goal in the 82nd minute to extend their lead to 3-0. Saint Francis created several strong opportunities on goal but was unable to convert.
The Red Wolves recorded six shots on goal.
Meredith Artz and
Ashlyn Fetterman each tallied two, and
Juliana Nerney and
Molly Baker each registered one.
Alyssa Walker had three saves in goal.
"The score was not reflective of the performance by our team. Grove City is a very good team and fully deserved the win. However, our team showed a great deal of grit," said head coach
Brian Diaz. "We faced some challenges before we even kicked off. Our team fought together to put together a strong performance and give a good account of themselves. We created some very dangerous chances that, on another day, we put away. While the result is not what we wanted, there is so much to build on moving forward."
Saint Francis will be back in action on Friday at 5 p.m. The Red Wolves will take on Westminster College on the road in New Wilmington, Pa.
