Rockville Centre, N.Y. – The Molloy women's soccer team tangled with the 17^th-ranked Adelphi Panthers Saturday afternoon at the Rockville Centre Sports Complex. The Panthers topped the Lions, 2-1, moving the cardinal and white to 0-2 on the campaign, while Adelphi improved to 1-1.
 
The game was called in the 74^th minute due to weather.
 
How it Happened

• The first shot of the contest came in the fourth minute when freshman Jana Strait made an attempt that was saved by Adelphi goalkeeper Emily Aridas.
• 10 minutes later, after winning a corner kick, Adelphi found the back of the next when Kara Diblasio punched it in to give the Panthers a 1-0 lead.
• The contest would continue without a recorded shot through the 28^th minute, as both back lines of defense hunkered down.
• In the 29^th minute the Lions broke through. Sophomore Marissa Tonic took a corner kick and found the head of Strait who knocked it in to knot the contest at one.
• The road team looked to regain its lead four minutes later when Julia DeMicco split the defense for a shot, but junior goalkeeper Elyse Muñoz denied the opportunity.
• Sophomore Meghan Wetzel lined up a free kick in the 34^th minute, but her attempt would be saved from 30 yards out.
• The final two chances of the first half came from Adelphi's Kayleigh Goodrich in the 37^th and 44^th minute. The first attempt came off a screaming shot on a free kick that rang off the crossbar and the final attempt was saved by Muñoz, sending the contest into halftime tied, 1-1.
• Coming into the second half, forward senior Olivia Ingenito sought to give the Lions the lead, but her attempt from inside the area was denied by Aridas in the 49^th minute.
• Adelphi would take the lead, 2-1, in the 52^nd minute after Gia Mandile fired a shot from 25 yards that tucked it into the far post.
• Molloy ramped up the intensity in search of the contest's tying goal. Strait generated three chanced in the 58^th, 61^st, and 64^th minute, but all three attempts did not land on target.
• The best opportunity for the cardinal and white came in the 69^th minute. Junior Isabella Muro streaked into the right hand side of the 18-yard box and fired a shot that went wide and was followed by sophomore Sarah Cavallo, who put a shot high.
• The contest would end in the 74^th minute with the Panthers clinching the victory, 2-1, after the game was delayed and then called due to weather.

Top Performances

• Strait netted her first goal of the season while totaling seven shots with two on target.
• Ingenito and Wetzel collected a shot on goal apiece.
• In goal, Muñoz made two saves.

Up Next
Molloy returns to the field Wednesday, September 10 with a home contest against Caldwell beginning at 7:00 p.m.