Saint Joseph's
Izzy Greene and
Miranda Behr each scored, but the Hawks' women's soccer team fell to La Salle, 3-2, on Sunday afternoon.
How It Happened
• La Salle's Alyssa Van Heurck headed in a corner kick to give La Salle a 1-0 lead at 5:59.
• Greene answered less than two minutes later as her strike from 20 yards out slipped past the arms of the Explorers' goalkeeper and into the top left of the goal.
• Amirah Louketis put La Salle back on top, 2-1, with a goal at 48:24.
• Kelli McGroarty extended the Explorers' lead to 3-1 with a goal at 69:20.
• Behr brought the Hawks to back within one, 3-2, as she jumped on a rebound and found the back of the net.
• La Salle's defense kept SJU off the scoreboard over the final minutes as it limited the Hawks to no shots over that period.
Inside The Boxscore
• Greene's goal was her second of the season.
• Behr's goal was the first of her career.
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Kathleen Rivera made a game-high five saves as she moved to 2-3-1 on the season.
• La Salle finished with a 20-8 edge in shots and 4-0 advantage in corner kicks.
• The two teams will play again on April 11 at Sweeney Field.
Next Up
Saint Joseph's (2-4-2, 1-1-1 A-10) returns to action on Thursday, March 25 at UMass.
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