CORTLAND, N.Y. – Despite holding a commanding 22-8 advantage in shots and creating several quality scoring chances, the Cortland women's soccer team played to a 0-0 tie versus Clarkson Wednesday night in non-conference action at a wet and slick Holloway Field.
Sophomore goalie
Kristen Spendal (Dumont, NJ) made three saves in posting her first career shutout for the Red Dragons (1-0-2). Sophomore goalie Molly DiCaprio (Guilderland) registered seven saves, and the Golden Knights (2-0-1) also recorded two team saves.
Cortland generated four excellent scoring chances in the first half but couldn't get on the scoreboard. Freshman
Hannah Blacher (Allendale, NJ/Northern Highlands Regional) made the first bid to give Cortland the lead, but her uncontested shot on a loose ball after a corner kick in the 27th minute just went over the crossbar. Graduate student
Jaden Galluzzo (Commack) then had three opportunities. In the 35th minute, her 16-yard shot slid wide of the left post. With nine minutes left in the first half, she blasted a 20-yard shot over the crossbar, and DiCaprio made a save on Galluzzo's penalty kick at the 2:30 mark.
The second half proved to be similar to the opening 45 minutes as the Red Dragons controlled much of the play. In the 52nd minute, DiCaprio denied a chance by Cortland junior
Simone Neivel (Baldwinsville/C.W. Baker) with a leaping save at the upper left corner. In the 82nd minute, DiCaprio again stoned Neivel with a great save on a shot labeled for the upper right corner. Then, with time winding down, Galluzzo was sent on a breakaway. She deked DiCaprio and cut to her left deep in the box, but her shot toward what was an empty goal was denied at the left post by a Clarkson defender to keep the game scoreless.
Cortland 0, Clarkson 0
Scoring Summary (Goals-Assists):
Clarkson: no coring
Cortland: no scoring
Halftime: Cortland 0, Clarkson 0
Shots: Cortland 22, Clarkson 8
Corner Kicks: Cortland 12, Clarkson 0
Fouls: Clarkson 12, Cortland 10
Saves: Molly DiCaprio (Clarkson) 7 saves (0 GA in 90:00), 2 Team saves;
Kristen Spendal (Cortland) 3 saves (0 GA in 90:00)
Record after game: Clarkson (Golden Knights) 2-0-1; Cortland (Red Dragons) 1-0-2
