Blue Devils Open NEC Women's Soccer Play With A 3-3 Tie Versus Wagner

The CCSU women's soccer team opened its 2025 Northeast Conference schedule at home on Thursday night with a spirited 3-3 tie with the visiting Wagner College Seahawks.  On the night, Central received first half goals from Rachel Wygant and Hannah Dorney, plus a second half marker from Luci Schroeder off a free kick.  With the draw, the Blue Devils are now 0-4-2 overall and 0-0-1 in conference play; while Wagner is now 1-1-5 overall and also 0-0-1 in the NEC.

GAME INFORMATION | BOX SCORE

Score:  CCSU 3 Wagner 3
Records: CCSU (0-4-2, 0-0-1 NEC), Wagner (1-1-5, 0-0-1 NEC)
Location: CCSU Soccer Field |New Britain, CT

KEY MOMENTS

• The visitors opened the scoring on Thursday night just 7:35 into play when Alana Arjona finished off a nice passing play from Kelly Gallagher and Hailey Knapp to make the score 1-0 in favor of Wagner.
• CCSU would tie the game at 1-1 in the 38th minute when Rachel Wygant scored off a beautiful through ball from Kayla Ward.
• The Seahawks would retake the lead at 2-1 in the 43rd minute, but Central quickly tied the match once again at 2-2 with just over 1:40 to play in the first half when Hannah Dorney floated a shot into the top corner of the Wagner net off a back pass from Kayla Ward.
• The teams would head into the halftime break knotted at 2-2 with the visitors holding an 11-6 advantage in shots.
• Luci Schroedor would give Central a 3-2 in the 56th minute when she fired home a free kick from just outside the box to give her team a lead for the first time this season.
• Wagner would come back to score the final goal of the match to make the score 3-3 just over 11 minutes later when Kelly Gallagher put home a cross from Riley Fredrick.

NUMBER TO KNOW

3-A season-high in goals scored by the Blue Devils on Thursday night.

NOTES

• Kayla Ward finished with a pair of assists for CCSU on Thursday.
• Rachel Wygant now leads the team with two goals this season.
• Wagner finished Thursday's match with a slim 17-16 advantage in shots and an 8-5 edge in corners.
• Melina Ford made one saves for Central over the 90 minutes on Thursday evening; while Shae McGinty made five stops, as eight of Blue Devils' 16 shots were on frame.
• Central now has netted a total of five goals so far this season.
• There have been a total of seven draws played so far in 2025 by Wagner and Central, as the Seahawks have finished in five deadlocks in seven matches; while Central has seen two of its six contests end deadlocked.
• The CCSU women's soccer program celebrated Pride Night on Thursday.

UP NEXT

• The Blue Devils wrap up their three-match homestand this Sunday, September 21 at 2:00 p.m. when CCSU hosts the defending Northeast Conference champions, the Bison of Howard University.

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