Ella Cho and Indira Naylor Goals Lead No. 19 Maroons over No. 11 Tartans
The 19th-ranked University of Chicago women's soccer team earned a hard-fought 2-1 victory over #11 Carnegie Mellon University on Saturday afternoon in their UAA home opener.
The Maroons opened the scoring first as
Ella Cho found the back of the net off a pass from Nola Sherrod to give UChicago an early 1-0 lead.
After a lot of back-and-forth play, the Maroons carried the advantage into halftime, as goalkeeper Amanda Kayari made a key save in the last six minutes to keep the Tartans off the scoreboard in the opening half.
UChicago kept firing to extend its lead early in the second half. In the 53rd minute, Indira Naylor finished a pass from Kaitlyn Gomez to put the Maroons up by two. The goal is Naylor's sixth of the year and second consecutive score against the Tartans.
With just minutes remaining till their defeat, Carnegie Mellon cut the deficit to one in the 83rd minute. Kayari and the Maroons' defense held firm in the closing minutes to protect the lead and secure the 2-1 victory.
Kayari and the defense closed off the fantastic contest, limiting the Tartans to just three shots throughout the match.
With the win, UChicago improves to 9-1 overall and 2-0 in UAA competition.