Bethany edged by Franciscan, 2-1

Andrew Woodley, Sports Information Director

BETHANY, W.Va. (Sept. 6) - The Bethany College women's soccer team was clipped 2-1 by Franciscan in the home opener at Hoag Field Wednesday afternoon.

THE MATCHUP

• Final: Franciscan 2, Bethany 1 (Box Score)
• Records: Bethany 0-3, Defiance 1-2
• Location: Hoag Field | Bethany, W.Va.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The match was scoreless after the first half, with a Franciscan shot off of the post being the only real scoring chance of the opening period.
• The Barons got on the board in the 52nd-minute. Franciscan's Megan Luiso finished the rebound off of her second shot opportunity from inside the box to break the tie.
• Franciscan added a second marker in 79th-minute off of another rebound; this time a shot that ricocheted off of the crossbar and to the foot of a Baron player  
• Bethany found the back of the net in the 83rd-minute when a freshman Riley Meyers (Dubois, Pa./Dubois Central Catholic) netted her first-career goal. Meyers headed-in a free-kick by classmate Gabby Capaldi (Steubenville, Ohio/Catholic Central) to slice the deficit in half.
• Franciscan did not allow the Bison another solid scoring oppertunity over the final seven minutes and secured the road victory.

MATCH NOTES

• Freshman goalkeeper Maria Concha Vazquez (Queretaro, Mexico/Thomas Jefferson) ended the game with five saves in the loss.
• The Barons out-shot the Bison 18-to-6, including a 13-to-2 advantage in the second half.

UP NEXT

• The Bison are on the Hoag Field turf on Friday, September 8 when they host Pitt.-Greensburg to open the annual Fuzzy Williams Memorial Tournament at 4:30 p.m.
• Live statistics for the match will be available here.