Moon Township, Pa. – The Robert Morris University women's soccer program lost to Northern Kentucky, 0-1. RMU is now 10-3-3 overall on the year and 4-3-1 in conference play. The Norse move to 6-3-6 on the season and are 3-2-3 in Horizon League matches.
MOMENTS THAT MATTERED
In the opening 13 minutes at the North Athletic Complex, both sides gathered some chances, as each team earned two corner kicks and posted two shots to begin the day.
Later in the half, Erykah Cornett of Northern Kentucky was issued a yellow card for a tackle on
Elisa Corvalan.
The Norse started to make substitutions after the caution. They subbed out almost all of their field players as they made eight changes on personnel before the end of the first half.
With about five minutes left in the first half, Lilly Yordy of NKU won the ball in her own zone. She found Emma McSwigan in the distance who then played Shannon Crogan into space. Goalkeeper
Brenna Murray rushed out of her net to challenge.
Emily Rocco hustled back to try and stop the shot but Crogan slid it in to give the Norse the lead before the half ended.
Entering the second half, the Colonials started to push numbers forward and moved
Haleigh Finale back into the middle of the park.
In the 63
rd minute,
Jillian Marvin from distance launched a shot on goal, just going above the crossbar.
Late in the match,
Brenna Murray made a key save to keep the Colonials in it. Going the other way,
Paloma Swankler and
Kaoru Hayashi both cracked a shot on goal, being saved by Mickayla Kowalski.
In the end, NKU held onto their one-goal lead and won the match.
SCORING PLAYS AND CAUTIONS
25' – Yellow Card: Erykah Cornett
40' – Goal: Shannon Crogan (1), Assisted by: Emma McSwigan (1), Lilly Yordy (5)
45' – Yellow Card: Emma McSwigan
75' – Yellow Card: Paloma Swankler
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
On the day, the Colonials paced for 12 shots and six on frame. Both sides earned three corner kicks each. Fouls were about even as RMU had 11 and NKU was called on 10 occasions for a foul.
Brenna Murray in net made three saves in the game. Freshman
McKenzie Pritts earned her minutes today as she got in for her third game of the season and second time playing against a Horizon League opponent. Sophomore
Paloma Swankler was awarded more time playing up front for the Colonials. Her 60 minutes of playing time today are a season-high in conference games. She registered two shots with one on goal.
QUOTABLE
"Each team gives us a different look. As a coaching staff you have to sometimes just adjust on the fly. I thought the second half was a completely different game but unfortunately just a little late for us. We'll get ready for IUPUI now this weekend."
– Head Coach Chris Shaw
UP NEXT
The Colonials stay home for next week's match. They'll host IUPUI for Senior Day on Saturday, October 21 at 3:00 p.m.
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