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Daemen Daemen (1-8-2, 1-2-0)
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Assumption ASM (3-3-4, 2-3-2)
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Game Recap: Women's Soccer | | CONTACT: Tom McDermott, Director of Athletics Communications | tmcdermo@daemen.edu

Wildcats And Greyhounds Play To 2-2 Draw

WORCESTER, Mass. – Daemen University and host Assumption University battled to a 2-2 draw this afternoon at Brian Kelly Stadium on the Assumption campus. It marked the final non conference game of the year for Daemen, which moved to to 1-8-2 on the year. Assumption, a member of the Northeast-10 Conference, is now 3-3-4.

HIGHLIGHTS

  • It was a game of two halves, as Daemen out shot the Greyhounds 11-7 and scored twice in the first half, while Assumption posted a 15-6 edge in shots and netted two goals in the second half.
  • Daemen struck for two goals in the first 16 minutes of action to take an early 2-0 lead.
  • Sophomore Alyssa Diaz (Rochester, N.Y.) scored her first goal of the year at 12:42 off a nice feed from senior Tatyjana Scalisi (Williamsville, N.Y.).
  • The Wildcats struck again just three minutes later when Scalisi took a pass from graduate student Grace Stranahan (Grand Island, N.Y.) and slid a low shot along the turf and into the lower right corner of the Assumption net, It marked the second goal of the year for Scalisi, who netted Daemen's lone goal in a 1-0 win at St. Thomas Aquinas this past weekend.
  • Assumption forced Daemen senior goalkeeper Tori DeLappi (Medina, Ohio) to make two saves early in the second half, and the game remained 2-0 until the 69th minute when sophomore Haleigh Ward scored off a pas from classmate Maya Demello.
  • The Greyhounds scored again just five minutes later when sophomore Ashley Wenzel netted her second goal of the year.
  • Both teams had scoring chances down the stretch and the game was still knotted at 2-2 when Assumption was awarded a penalty kick with just 1:40 to play following a Daemen foul in the box. Demello lined up for the kick but sent it off the right cross bar. The rebound came to Assumption's Annie Irwin and her shot from in close was saved by DeLappi.
  • Diaz had a solid scoring chance in the final minute, but her shot was turned away by Assumption goalkeeper Bella Provost.
  • DeLappi went the distance in net for Daemen and equaled her season-high for saves (10). Julia Walsh played the first half in goal for the Greyhounds and made two saves. Provost played the second half and was credited with four saves.

GAME NOTES

  • Today's game marked first all-time meeting between the Wildcats and the Greyhounds.
  • Today's game was the sixth in a stretch of seven-straight road games Daemen has played dating back to Sept. 14.

UP NEXT

  • Daemen returns to East Coast Conference play Saturday (Oct. 8) when it travels to Molloy.
     


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