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Maia MacLean secures the ball from a Cornell midfielder
2
Niagara NIA (9-6-1, 6-2-1)
3
Winner Fairfield FFD (13-3-0, 8-1-0)
Niagara NIA
(9-6-1, 6-2-1)
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Final
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Fairfield FFD
(13-3-0, 8-1-0)
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Niagara NIA 1 1 2
Fairfield FFD 2 1 3

Game Recap: Women's Soccer |

Purple and White Fall to Fairfield 3-2

FAIRFIELD, CT – Maia MacLean and Alexis Horwedel found the back of the net as the Purple Eagles fell to Fairfield on the road by the final score of 3-2 Saturday afternoon in MAAC women's soccer action from Lessing Field. Niagara drops to 9-6-1 overall and 6-2-1 in conference play with the result.
 
Game Recap
First Half
• Niagara goalie Agnes Stenlund was put to work early with a shot on goal from the Stags in 2nd minute of action, but the freshman netminder was there for the save.
• She would make another save five minutes later to keep the game scoreless.
• Emma Bough put the Purple Eagles' first shot on goal in the 21st minute of play, but the stop was made by the Fairfield keeper.
• The Stags would get the opening marker in the 25th minute of action.
• Maia MacLean would take a pair of shots before finding the back of the net in the 41st minute to level things at one. Emma Davies and Amanda Cripps found MacLean for the goal.
• The Stags would respond quickly, making it a 2-1 game moments before the end of the first half.  
 
Second Half
• Niagara would once again level things in the 51st minute when MacLean passed the ball to Alexis horwedel who launched a shot into the upper left-hand corner of the net for the goal.
• Stenlund would make back-to-back saves in the 55th and 56th minutes of action, keeping the game tied at 2-2.
• Cripps would nearly give NU its first lead of the contest when she put a shot on goal, but the Stag goalie was in position to make the play.
• Fairfield would score the game-winning goal in the 81st minute, getting another one past Stenlund.
• Bough would attempt to tie it for Niagara later on, but come up short as the game would end in a 3-2 loss for NU.
 
Niagara Notes
• Niagara saw its shutout streak of 661:46 come to an end with the Stags' first goal of the contest.
• Horwedel and MacLean found the back of the net for the first time this season.
• MacLean also recorded her first helper of the year on the Purple Eagles' second goal.
• Cripps moved her season points total to eight with her second assist of the season.
• Davies notched her first assist of the year in the loss.
• Stenlund's six saves is the most by a Purple Eagle this season, and a career-high for the first-year netminder.  
 
Up Next
• Niagara will close out the 2022 regular season on Wednesday, Oct. 26 with a trip to Poughkeepsie, NY to take on Marist.
 
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