Box Score OWENSBORO, Kentucky - The Walsh Cavaliers women's soccer team made the best of the Monday (Oct. 11) makeup game at Kentucky Wesleyan as they will return to North Canton with a key three points in the G-MAC standings. The Cavaliers were victorious 4-3 at Panther Stadium as they improved to 3-6-2 overall and 3-3-1 in the G-MAC.
With the win, Walsh sits at ten points and now holds the fifth spot in the conference standings.
- Score: Walsh 4, Kentucky Wesleyan 3
- Records: Walsh 3-6-2 (3-3-1), Kentucky Wesleyan 3-7-0 (0-6-0)
- Location: Panther Stadium (Owensboro, Kentucky)
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- Walsh started off fast with a goal 96 seconds into the game. Miriam Szijarto connected with Sabrina Ortenzi for a goal as Walsh led 1-0 on Ortenzi's fourth goal of the year.
- Kentucky Wesleyan knotted the score at one less than a minute later on a goal by Madisyn Hunt (assisted by Chloe Hinchcliffe).
- Faith Estes made it 2-1 in the seventh minute on an assist from Maddie Malinowski.
- In the 23rd minute, Meghan Creech increased the lead to 3-1 with an assist to Hannah Stein.
- Walsh led 3-1 until Kentucky Wesleyan got two goals from Hunt in the 67th and 71st minutes as the game was tied at three.
- Szijarto tallied the game-winner in the 75th minute off an pass from Megan Anderson as Walsh took a 4-3 lead for the final.
FOR THE CAVALIERS:
- Walsh finished with 18 shots with six on goal in the contest.
- Nine different players took shots with Estes taking five shots, a team-high.
- Four different players scored goals with four different assists.
- Romina Parraguez faced 16 shots with four shots on target and one save.
FOR THE PANTHERS:
- Kentucky Wesleyan totaled 16 shots overall and had four on goal throughout the afternoon.
- Hunt scored three goals for a hat trick on four shots.
- Natalie Hinchcliffe took the most shots for the Panthers at six.
- Reegan Garrity made two saves with six shots on goal.
UP NEXT:
- The Cavs will head to Columbus on Thursday (Oct. 14) for a battle with the Ohio Dominican Panthers, beginning at 7:30 PM.
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