RADNOR, Pa. – The Cabrini women's soccer team survived one of the strangest soccer games one could imagine, but after 90 minutes of play, the Cavaliers made their reservation for Saturday's Colonial States Athletic Conference championship game.
Junior
Meghan Martin's cross found freshman
Taylor Tralie's forehead in the 90th minute to give the Blue and White a 2-1 win over Marywood University in tonight's CSAC semifinal match.
On Saturday, the Cavaliers will make their fifth CSAC championship game appearance in the last six years, as they host Centenary College. The Cyclones (10-7-1, 9-2 CSAC), the tournament's number two seed, scored a 4-0 win over Gwynedd Mercy this afternoon to advance to Saturday's final.
Tonight's action began at Edith Robb Dixon Field with the Cavaliers outshooting the Pacers 10-5 in the first half. Despite the shooting advantage, the Blue and White was kept off the scoreboard, as Marywood's junior goaltender Victoria Pezdirtz recorded seven of her 11 saves in the first half.
The match remained scoreless through the first half, but just as the teams kicked off for the second half, the lights at Edith Robb Dixon Field went out. The outage forced a long delay before the match was eventually moved to the YSC Sports Center for the second half.
Both clubs pressed to score the game's first goal, as the action went end to end with the teams splitting 19 second half shots. The Blue and White struck first in the 69th minute, as freshman
Lisette Hrapmann's direct kick found Tralie who directed a pass to junior
Dana Peterson. Peterson completed the play with her team leading 10th goal of the season.
With the minutes fading away on their season, the Pacers pressed to score the tying goal. The effort paid off in the 87th minute, as senior Emily Osborne's corner kick found fellow senior Angela Heydt for the header, evening the score at 1-1.
The Cavaliers continued to attack from the next whistle. Martin beat a defender in the left corner and sent a cross into the penalty area where Tralie redirected the ball into the net for her sixth career goal and second game winner.
Tralie, Martin and junior
Devon Miller fired four shots each, as Cabrini outshot Marywood 20-14 on the night. The Blue and White also earned six corner kicks to two for the Pacers.
Freshman goaltender
Alivia Dietsch recorded seven saves to earn the victory for Cabrini.
Cabrini scored a 2-1 win over Centenary when the clubs met on October 7. Tralie's corner kick found Peterson in the 82nd minute for the game winner. Hrapmann also found the back of the net, as the Cavaliers outshot the Cyclones 17-6.
Stay tuned to
CabriniAthletics.com for the latest schedule information for Saturday's CSAC championship game.