GREENSBURG, PA - Sawyer Patrick scored the first goal of her collegiate career in the first minute of the game, and Italia Biondi knocked home the game-winner in the 56th as the Seton Hill University women's soccer team downed Slippery Rock, 2-1, in Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference action on Wednesday afternoon at Dick's Sporting Goods Field.
// QUOTABLES
"According to Andy [McNab], this is our best game thus far...We wanted to come back together after our loss against Millersville." - Sawyer Patrick on the win
"I summoned my inner Emily Lopresti..and just lifted it right in" - Sawyer Patrick on scoring her first collegiate goal
// NOTABLES
• Seton Hill improves to 7-2 on the year, 6-2 in PSAC action.
• The Griffins now sit at 3rd Place in the PSAC.
• Jessica Neill grabbed three (3) saves in the win
// FIRST HALF
• Seton Hill continued the trend of striking quickly when Patrick scored in the first minute of the game. A shot from Katie Kimmich led to a corner taken by Amy Lynch. The Slippery Rock clear attempt was corralled by Ally Kaputa and passed back to Patrick who lifted a long shot over the head of the Rock goalkeeper to give SHU a 1-0 lead.
• Slippery Rock would respond quickly with a goal less than seven minutes later. A through ball from Reagan Reeves found its way to the feet of a cutting Jordyn Minda inside the box. Minda's shot lifted just past the outstretched arms of a sliding Jessica Neill to even the game at 1-1.
// SECOND HALF
• Italia Biondi's goal in the 56th minute of the game proved to be the game-winner. Melanie Renda's through ball from midfield got past the Rock defenders to find Biondi and the Redshirt Junior found the back of the net to give Seton Hill the win.
// UP NEXT
• Seton Hill travels to Shippensburg University to take on the Raiders on Saturday, September 29th. Kick-off is set for 1:30 PM.
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