NIAGARA UNIVERSITY, NY – A goal from
Emma Davies in the 85th minute lifted Niagara (2-2) to a 3-2 win over visiting Cornell (0-3) Thursday night in non-conference women's soccer action from Niagara Field.
Game Recap
First Half
• Niagara's
Agnes Stenlund made a save in the 10th minute of play, keeping the game scoreless.
• Niagara took a 1-0 lead in the 22nd minute of action after Emily Hähnel found
Amanda Cripps with a beautiful back heel pass to
Amanda Cripps who placed it into the back of the net.
• Four minutes later, the Purple Eagles would make it a two-goal game when
Djeynaba Thiam scorched the defense and deposited the ball into the right side of the net.
• The Big Red would quickly get one back when Laken Gallman scored to cut the NU lead in half in the 28th minute.
Second Half
• Stenlund would keep NU up 2-1 with her second save of the night in the 56th minute.
• Cornell would tie the game in the 83rd minute of play on a penalty kick following a Niagara hand ball in the box.
• A Niagara free kick in the 85th minute led to a scramble in front where
Katie Diem and Thiam found
Emma Davies who rifled one into the opposite end of the goal for the game winner.
Niagara Notes
• Thursday marked the seventh all-time meeting between Niagara and Cornell and the Purple Eagles now hold a 5-2 advantage over the Big Red.
• Stenlund made her first career start in goal for the Purple and White, picking up her first career win in the process.
• Cripps now leads the team with two goals after finding the back of the net in the 22nd minute.
• Hähnel recorded her first point as a Purple Eagle with the assist on the Cripps goal.
• Thiam and Davies both found the back of the net for the first time in 2022.
• Diem recoded her first collegiate point, getting the secondary assist on NU's game winning tally.
Up Next
• Niagara will begin a four-game road swing on Sunday when it travels to Cleveland, Ohio for a bout with Cleveland State. The Purple Eagles and Vikings will kickoff at 12 p.m. on ESPN+.
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