Women's Soccer slips in close battle to John Carroll in season opener

The Muskingum women's soccer team slipped in a close battle against Ohio Athletic Conference foe John Carroll in their season opener on Sunday afternoon, 1-0.

The Basics

• Records: Muskingum (0-1, 0-1) John Carroll (1-0, 1-0)
• Location: University Heights, OH - Don Shula Stadium
• Game Length: 2:00
• Attendance: 52

Notables

• Muskingum women's soccer head coach Dani Gunderson made her Muskie head coaching debut against John Carroll.

Inside The Numbers

• Leading the Muskie attack was senior Alyssa Schneider and senior Mary Double with one shot on goal each.
• Sophomore Lexi Fry and sophomore Skyllar Strong each added one shot for Muskingum.
• Senior Katie Bodenmiller played 72:44 minutes in goal for the Muskies and made eight saves.
• Freshman Kelly Buck played 17:16 minutes in frame for Muskingum and grabbed one save.
• As a team, the Muskies tallied four shots with two on goal during the contest.
• Britney Dufalla led the Blue Streak offense with one goal on 11 shots.
• Olivia Myers and Kennedy Newhart each added four shots for John Carroll.
• Danielle Delgiudice played all 90 minutes in goal for the Blue Streaks and notched one save on the day.
• As a team, John Carroll notched 27 shots with 15 on goal.

The Difference

• Both teams battled back and forth and showed their defensive strength ending the first half tied, 0-0.
• John Carroll notched the lone goal of the game by Dufalla in the 51st minute.
• The Blue Streaks defense held tight and slowed the Muskies offense for the rest of the game.

Up Next

• The Muskies next look to defend home field when they take on Wilmington in their home opener on Thursday, March 18. The game is scheduled to start at 7:00 p.m. at the North Athletic Turf Field.