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Penn State Abington
WSOC - McDowell
2
Winner Wm. Paterson WPU (2-2-1, 0-0-0)
1
Penn St.-Abington PSA (2-3-0, 0-0-0)
Winner
Wm. Paterson WPU
(2-2-1, 0-0-0)
2
Final
1
Penn St.-Abington PSA
(2-3-0, 0-0-0)
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Wm. Paterson WPU 2 0 2
Penn St.-Abington PSA 1 0 1

Game Recap: Women's Soccer |

Abington Edged by Pioneers, 2-1

Abington, Pa. - The Penn State Abington women's soccer team fell short against William Paterson University by the score of 2-1 in a non-conference contest on Saturday afternoon at Memorial Field.
 
Score: William Paterson 2, Penn State Abington 1
Records: Penn State Abington (2-3-0) | William Paterson (2-2-1)
Location: Abington, Pa. (Memorial Field)
 
Goal Scorers
Julia Fiorito - WPU (1') | Brianna De La Cruz - WPU (3') | Madison McDowell - PSA (17')
 
How It Happened
 
* The Pioneers jumped out to an early 2-0 lead after scoring a pair of goals within the first 2:26 of the game.  Julia Fiorito scored the first goal :45 seconds into the game, before Brianna De La Cruz doubled the Pioneers' lead with a score in the 3rd minute.
 
* Abington cut the deficit in half in the 17th minute when senior Madison McDowell scored her third goal in as many days.  Junior Giavonna Rebilas assisted on the play.
 
* In the first minute of the second half, sophomore Nayeska Ravelo fired a shot that would have tied the game but Pioneer goalkeeper, Sarah Mantilla, made the stop to keep the game at 2-1.
 
* Later in the half, McDowell nearly found the back of the net a second time in the 63rd minute, however her shot was stopped by Mantilla.  McDowell's shot on-net turned out to be the final attempt by the Nittany Lions in the game.
 
Inside the Box Score
 
* McDowell's first half goal marked her third of the season and the 25th of her career.  She's now tied for fourth place all-time with Michelle Latronica who tallied 25 goals from 2014-2017.  McDowell increased her career points total to 59 which is 10 points shy of Latronica's all-time points record of 69. 
 
* Rebilas' assist on McDowell's goal marked her first career point in an Abington uniform.
 
* For the Pioneers, Erin Clark and Christina Jimenez each were credited with assists. 
 
All-Time Series
Today marked the first-ever meeting between Abington and William Paterson.

Next Up
Abington returns to action on Wednesday, Sept. 18 as the Nittany Lions travel to face Gwynedd Mercy University in a non-conference contest.  Game time is set for 6 p.m.

 
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