No. 23 Tartans Score Twice to Top No. 9 Emory
The 23rd-ranked Carnegie Mellon University women's soccer team handed ninth-ranked Emory University its first loss of the season on Saturday. The Tartans earned a 2-0 victory, extending their unbeaten streak to six games to move the season record to 7-1-2 overall and 1-0 in the University Athletic Association (UAA). The Eagles are now 6-1-3 overall.
Inside the Box Score
- The game was tied 0-0 after the first 45 minutes of play with Emory leading in shots on goal, 3-1.
- The Eagles had the first shot on goal of the second half but senior Maddie Kellogg was there to make the stop once again.
- Sophomore Caroline Klauder had a shot on goal for the Tartans in the 65th minute.
- Freshman Lauren Ricapito scored the game's first goal with a volley just outside the 18-yard box following a headed ball by an Emory defender.
- In the 78th minute, Kellogg made another save to keep the Tartans in the lead.
- Late in the final three minutes with the rain falling hard, sophomore Haley Peek ran down a ball on the right side line to pressure the defender and won the ball before sending a cross into the box for senior Audrey Bianco who was standing alone. Bianco hit a one-time shot with her right foot to the right of the keeper for her team-leading eighth goal of the season.
- Kellogg finished with five saves to record her fifth win and third shutout.