Early Second Half Goal Sinks Women's Soccer
Blue Devils Fall At Howard, 1-0
Howard's Samantha James scored the only goal of the match, capitalizing on a turnover off an errant pass, just 3:16 into the second half to lift the host Bison to a 1-0 Northeast Conference win over the visiting Blue Devils of Central Connecticut State University on Sunday afternoon in our Nation's Capital. CCSU now stands 4-3-0 in conference play and 4-9-1 overall. Howard stays near the top of the NEC standings with a 5-1-1 conference mark, and the Bison are now 6-4-5 overall.
GAME INFORMATION | BOX SCORE
Score: Howard 1, CCSU 0
Records: CCSU (4-9-1, 4-3-0 NEC), Howard (6-4-5, 5-1-1 NEC)
Location: Greene Stadium |Washington, DC
KEY MOMENTS
- Sunday's first half was a defensive battle with neither team finding the back of the net.
- Emma Radoncic nearly gave CCSU the lead 22:15 into play, but her shot hit the crossbar.
- Central goalkeeper Taylor DeFlorio made two saves in the opening 45 minutes to keep the game scoreless heading into the halftime break.
- Howard outshot the Blue Devils, 8-1, in the first half and had a 4-1 advantage in corner kicks in the opening stanza of play.
- James' game-winning goal was an unassisted tally that capped off a flurry of three Howard shots in under a minute early in the second half.
- The hosts outshot the visitors 7-1 in the second half.
NUMBER TO KNOW
5–Saves made on Sunday by Blue Devils' goalkeeper Taylor DeFlorio.
NOTES
- Howard had control of the run of play on Sunday finishing with advantages in shots, 15-2 and corners, 7-2.
- Emma Radoncic and Daniela De Souza each had one shot for CCSU.
- Taylor DeFlorio made two first half stops and had three saves in the final 45 minutes to finish with five saves on the day.
- Trinity Knox picked up the clean sheet in net for the host Bison.
UP NEXT
- The Blue Devils return to New Britain for the squad's penultimate home match of the 2024 season this Thursday evening, October 24, when the Red Flash of St. Francis (Pa.) University come to town. Action is slated to begin at 6:00 p.m.
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