The #22 New York University women's soccer team completed its University Athletic Association (UAA) road trip with a 2-1 win against Case Western Reserve University on Sunday, October 25, in Cleveland, OH.
Less than four minutes into the match the Violets got on the board after a ball got deflected out for a corner. Julia Spang stepped up to take it, sending the ball bouncing around in the box before Marlee Scanlon tucked it away to put NYU up 1-0.
Sonia Neighbors nearly doubled the Violets lead a minute later when she sent in a ball that bounced off the crossbar.
NYU continued to press with four different players each recording a shot in the first half.
In the 38th minute, the Spartans tied the match to send the teams into the locker room 1-1 at the half
The second half was all NYU with the Violets getting a quick four attempts, three on goal, in the opening 10 minutes.
In the 67th minute, Meredith Theis had the opportunity to help the Violets retake the lead when she took a free kick that was on target but pushed away by the Spartans' keeper Madeline Mescher.
With 12 minutes left in the match, Lily Smoley found the foot of Leah Berg, who sent it curling into the top right, giving the Violets the 2-1 lead.
The Violets led in shots 14-6, 8-3 on-goal. NYU also earned 13 corners in the match.
Maddy Tohanczyn made two saves between the posts.
The Violets return home on Saturday, October 31, where they will host Washington University in St. Louis on Senior Day. The match is set to begin at 3:30 PM in Newark, NJ.
