Blue Devils Battle But Edged On Late Army Goal

Trailing 1-0 with under four minutes to play in the match, the host Central Connecticut State Blue Devils women's soccer team got a goal from Rachel Wygant, who had just entered the contest, off a scramble in front of the goal from a free kick from Emma Radoncic to tie the game, but the visiting Black Knights of Army West Point would net the game-winning goal with just 39 seconds to play on a header by Jordan Follenwelder to prevail, 2-1, in a non-conference action on Thursday night.   Army West Point is now 4-1-0 overall on the season; while the Blue Devils are now 0-3-1.

GAME INFORMATION | BOX SCORE

Score:  Army West Point 2, CCSU 1
Records: CCSU (0-3-1, 0-0-0 NEC), Army West Point (4-1-0, 0-0-0 Patriot)
Location: CCSU Soccer Field |New Britain, CT

KEY MOMENTS

• After a scoreless first 45 minutes of play, the Black Knights scored the evening's first goal off a free kick by Cami Silvestro just over for minutes into the final stanza.
• After being outshot 10-3 in the first half, the Blue Devils ramped up the offensive pressure to  knot the contest at 1-1, when Wygant netted the first goal off her CCSU career, as she found the final touch off a free kick sent into the mixer by Radonic following an Army foul that had resulted in a yellow card.
• Unfortunately for Central fans, the Black Knights would win the game on a lovely goal with just 39 second to play when Megan Youngberg sent a long cross from the deep right corner that was headed home by Jordan Follenwelder at the back post.

NUMBER TO KNOW

4-Home matches coming up for the CCSU women's soccer team in the month of September beginning versus Brown on Sunday, September 14 at 2:00 p.m.

NOTES

• Army now leads the all-time series between the two schools by a 6-1-1 margin.
• The Black Knights finished with a 19-8 advantage in shots on Thursday; along with taking 10 corners to only two by the Blue Devils.
• Newcomer Erica Schnable made her second start of the young season in goal for CCSU, and she played a strong game making a total of five saves; three of which came in the second half.
• Seven different players fired off shots for Central on Thursday night led by two from Kiley Yepes.
• Rachel Wygant, Rebecca Devereux, Leah Howe, Emma Gupta and Hannah Dorney all had shots on goal versus Army.
• Karalyn Dail made four saves in net for the Black Knights to pick up her fourth win in five matches so far in 2025.

UP NEXT

• After being idle over the Labor Day weekend, the Blue Devils will return to the pitch on Wednesday, September 3 at UMass Lowell.  Game time is set for 6:00 p.m.  After taking on the River Hawks, CCSU will open a three-match homestand against Brown on Sunday, September 14.

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