Women's Soccer Plays to Scoreless Tie at Hartford on Friday Night
The Central Connecticut women's soccer team opened its season with a scoreless 0-0 tie in double overtime at the University of Hartford. The two teams combined to post just four shots on goal in the game, three by the Blue Devils. It was the season opener for each team. CCSU returns to action on Monday night at Connecticut beginning at 7 p.m.
The Central Connecticut women's soccer team opened its season
with a scoreless 0-0 tie in double overtime at the University of
Hartford. The two teams combined to post just four shots on goal
in the game, three by the Blue Devils. It was the season opener
for each team. CCSU returns to action on Monday night at
Connecticut beginning at 7 p.m.
The tie extends the CCSU unbeaten streak vs. the Hawks to six games
(5-0-1) with the last Hartford victory in the series coming back in
2002.
"This was a solid defensive effort for us tonight," head coach Mick
D'Arcy said following the game. "As the game went on it was
clear that neither team did enough to win, neither team created
enough chances for themselves. Defensively we did a great job
adjusting throughout the game. As a team we did a good job
adjusting to playing on the turf, it took us about 20-25 minutes to
get used to it."
Neither team had a strong chance to score in the first half as the
teams went into halftime scoreless. Each squad managed just one
shot on goal before the break.
Neither team recorded a shot on goal in the second half but both
had one good chance to score. Hartford had the game's first chance
in the first three minutes of the second half but a shot by Laura
Guigli missed high over Blue Devil senior keeper Erin
Herd.
The Blue Devils had their best chance to score in the half with
just under 10 minutes left on the clock. A cross by junior Rachel
Caneen went just in front of the goal missing teammate Erica
Celini. A late shot by junior Leah Blaney with under 30
seconds to play was wide left and the last chance for either team
before the end of regulation.
A late scoring attempt by Central Connecticut with under 20 seconds
to play in the first overtime came up short as a header by
sophomore Clio Tregear off a pass from Caneen went just
left of the goal. Blaney posted another shot on the goal with
under 30 seconds to play in the second overtime but the save was
made by the Hartford keeper.
The Blue Devils held the advantage in total shots nine to seven.
Hartford had five corner kicks to just two for the Blue Devils.
Herd made one save in goal for the Blue Devils to record the
shutout. It is the sixth of her career.
The Blue Devils return to action on Monday night on the road at
Connecticut beginning at 7 p.m.