WATERBURY, Conn. – A goal just under four minutes into the second half turned out to be the only score in the HFU women's soccer team's 1-0 loss at Post to open Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) play on Saturday afternoon.
Inside the Box Score
- The Tigers held a 6-4 advantage in corners, while the Eagles had a slight 8-6 edge in shots on goal
- Brianna Pudlo (Philadelphia, Pa./St. Hubert) made a season-high seven saves
- Both of Hannah Florentino's (Philadelphia, Pa./Nazareth Academy) shots were on net
How it Happened
First Half
- Lexi Murphy (Woolwich Township, N.J./Kingsway Regional (Saint Francis U)) had the first attempt of the afternoon, shooting wide in the 11th minute
- That was of just five shots in first half, with Post recording the next three
- Pudlo made the lone save of the first 45 minutes in the 23rd
- Maddie Maguire (Sewell, N.J./Nazareth Academy (Rider)) had HFU's other shot, which missed high, 10 seconds ahead of the break
Second Half
- Holy Family's first shot on frame came just under a minute after Post's goal, as Gianna Monaco (Philadelphia, Pa./Archbishop Ryan) was denied in the 51st
- That started a stretch in which both teams had two attempts on net in just under eight minutes, with Maguire recording the Tigers' other in the 55th
- HFU's last three shots came just over five and a half minutes apart between the 71st and 76th minutes
- Florentino forced saves just over two minutes apart, before Brynn Hess (Benton, Pa./Benton) had the Tigers' final attempt
Up Next
Holy Family returns to non-conference play on Tuesday, when it travels to Mercy for a 3 p.m. first whistle.
