Wilkes Women's Soccer Concludes Their Regular Season with Tie Against Lycoming
WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. – Needing a win against Lycoming College to make the Landmark Conference playoffs, the Wilkes women's soccer team came up short with a 1-1 tie.
The Warriors opened the game with a hot start as Lycoming found their way through Wilkes' defense and fired a shot into the back of the net, taking an early 1-0 lead. Wilkes found seven shot attempts in the first half, but they were unable to convert.
In the 77th minute,
Erin Edwards (East Greenville, PA/Upper Perkiomen) slipped the ball past Lycoming's defense to an open
Jaedyn Schouten (Smithtown, NY/Smithtown East) who converted a one-on-one opportunity with the goalkeeper, leveling the game 1-1.
Wilkes found two more shot opportunities from
Sarah Straup (Pennsburg, PA/Upper Perkiomen) and Schouten, but they did not find the back of the net.
The Colonels ended the game with a slight edge to Lycoming on shots, with Wilkes outshooting the Warriors 16-11.
Delaney Yaracs (Butler, PA/Butler) finished the night with 4 saves.
The Wilkes women's soccer team concludes their regular season with an overall record of 9-6-3 and a conference record of 3-3-3.
