a
Nicole Solicito
2
Southern Conn. St. SCSU (6-3-4, 2-2-1)
2
Mercy MERCY (7-3-4, 3-1-0)
Southern Conn. St. SCSU
(6-3-4, 2-2-1)
2
Final
2
Mercy MERCY
(7-3-4, 3-1-0)
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Southern Conn. St. SCSU 0 2 2
Mercy MERCY 1 1 2

Game Recap: Women's Soccer |

Leahy Scores Game-Tying Goal with Five Seconds Left as Women's Soccer Earns 2-2 Draw Against Southern Connecticut State

DOBBS FERRY, N.Y.- Powered by the game-tying goal with five seconds left from freshman Connor Leahy (Bayport, N.Y./Bayport-Blue Point), off an assist from senior Sarah Lill Hanks (Skedsmokorset, Norway/High Point University), the Mercy University Women's Soccer Team earned a 2-2 draw against Southern Connecticut State University on Wednesday afternoon at Mercy Field in their Morgan's Message Game. 

The Mavericks (7-3-4) remain unbeaten at home this year, while the Owls (6-3-4) earn their second straight draw.

Freshman Elizabeth Crawford (Lake Orion, Mich./Lake Orion) hit the right post in the 24th minute before Mercy took a 1-0 lead in the 36th minute. Senior Femke Demets (Avelgem, Belgium/University of Texas Rio Grande Valley) fired a ball into the box that was touched by freshman Astrid Borglund (Stockholm, Sweden/Hersby Gymnasium) over to Leahy who put the ball into the next, giving the Mavericks the lead. Mercy headed into halftime with a 1-0 lead.

The Owls tied the score at 1-1 in the 56th minute after Isabella LaPerle headed in a Frida Norret free kick, tying the score at 1-1.

Southern Connecticut State took a 2-1 lead in the 72nd minute when Nikki Isberg headed in a Julia Hargraves corner kick. The Mavericks looked for the equalizer with Demets forcing Owls goalie Makenzi Pastreck to make two saves and Crawford hit the crossbar. Mercy found the equalizer with five seconds left when Lill Hanks fired a pass from midfield, finding Leahy in the box, who put the ball into the net, tying the score at 2-2. The score remained 2-2 at the end of regulation.

Mercy was led by Leahy who scored a career-high two goals and now has five goals on the year. Borglund added her second assist of the year, Demets dished out her fifth assist of the season and Lill Hanks recorded her second assist of the year. Junior Heiddis Sigurdardottir (Garðabær, Iceland/University of Texas Rio Grande Valley) made three saves to earn the draw.

Southern Connecticut State was led by LaPerle and Isberg who both scored. Pastreck made a game-high five saves in 79:28 minutes of action to earn the draw.

Mercy held a 14-9 edge in shots, a 7-5 edge in shots on goal and Southern Connecticut State held a 4-2 edge in corner kicks.

Head Coach Jack Nicholson and the Mavericks resume action on Saturday, October 17th when they host D'Youville for Senior Day at 11 a.m.

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