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Women’s soccer knocks off Westminster College 3-1

Posted: Sep 14, 2010

HUNTINGDON, Pa. –Juniata College women's soccer won their third consecutive match 3-1 this evening at Winton Hill Field versus Westminster College. 

Defensively, Katie Young (Huntingdon, Pa./Huntingdon), Laura Fisher (Myerstown, Pa./Eastern Lebanon County) and Nikki Hankinson (New Baltimore, Pa./Berlin Brothersvalley) played an absolutely solid game.  Gabriella Ricciardi (Massepequa, N.Y./Massepequa) had an excellent match defending the net for the Eagles for the full 90 minutes.  She made five saves and came out of her box to clear out loose balls. Lindsay Moyer defended the net for the Titans, making five saves in her 90 minutes of play.

Juniata came out strong in the second half, challenging the Lycoming defense and spending most of the half possessing the ball.  Freshman Jenna Rodrigue (Manchester, Conn./Manchester) assisted Caitlin Bigelow (La Mesa, Ca./The Academy of Our Lady of Peace) in the 57th minute to shake up Lycoming.  Bigelow wanted more action, and put another in the back of the net in the 81st minute with an assist from Katie Keating (Huntingdon Pa./Huntingdon Area).

Bigelow now leads the team in scoring with four goals. 

The last ten minutes of the game were a bit chaotic, with Lycoming clearing out any loose balls far and wide to spare time, and Juniata taking any chance they could to get the ball on the ground and finish. 

Kristen Penska (North Huntingdon, Pa./Norwin) played an outstanding 90 minutes in goal. She had three saves and often came out of the 18-yard box to clear out loose balls. Caitlin Dougherty also had three saves for Lycoming in her 90 minutes of play.

Next up, Juniata hosts U.S. Merchant Marine on Saturday, scheduled for a 12:00 p.m. match. 

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