Grove City 3, Franciscan 1

Franciscan Starters 
Tania Davidson, Casey Boin, Claire Dawyot, Anni Winogradoff, Kaitrin O'Leary, Gabriella De La Torre, Angela Postage, Bella Rubino, Mary Roach, Mary Rooney & Goalkeeper - Rebekka Dill

Grove City Starters
Hurd, Netschert, Mathes, Aderholt, Weinert, Lagerquist, Lamie, Sullivan, Lloyd, White, & Goalkeeper - Lisman

How It Happened 
    Franciscan lost to 3rd place Grove City 3-1. It took phenomenal performances from Franciscan's defensive unit to hold off the Grove City attack. Grove City forwards were very fast and were on the attack for most of the game. The skilled and experienced defenseman and midfielders held on as long as they could, but would concede two goals to Grove City's Lagerquist before halftime.    
    Franciscan went into halftime down 2-0, but had some promising plays to build from and a chance to get back in the game. The very talented Tania Davidson was fighting through multiple defenders on nearly every play she took a touch. Davidson took a free kick from 40yds out after a Grove City foul. She put the ball to the right side of the goal just under the crossbar. The goalkeeper had no chance of punching that one away, and Tania Davidson would score the goal. The halftime adjustments and hard fought play allowed Franciscan to go even with Grove City in the second half, trading one goal a piece. However, the two first half goals were too much to overcome, and Franciscan would lose to Grove City 3-1.
    

Inside the Numbers  
-Freshmen Tania Davidson has 9 goals on the season which is tied for 7th all-time in goals in a season.
-Rebekka Dill has 56 saves on the season.
-Franciscan is now 0-5 all-time versus Grove City.
-The Lady Barons are allowing a very low 1.54 goals/game.

Who's Next? 
Franciscan will remain at home for a 1 pm matchup against Chatham on Saturday. It will be the Lady Baron's Senior Day. Franciscan is 4-4 all-time against Chatham with Chatham winning the lone PAC matchup last season. Claire Dawyot and Sarah Cocozza each scored a goal in the 2-4 loss last season. In 2019, the Last Barons were able to defeat the Cougars by a score of 3-2. Bella Rubino, Kaitrin O'Leary and Cocozza all found the back of the net in the win two years ago. 

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