ERIE, Pa. — Mercyhurst (2-11-1, 1-4-1 NEC) lost to Central Connecticut State (5-6-1, 2-1-1 NEC) with a final score of 6-0 on Sunday at Saxon Stadium. The Mercyhurst women's team wore orange ribbons on their cleats and in their hair for leukemia awareness. The Lakers were held scoreless despite 10 shots, including six in the first half, while CCSU scored four times before halftime.
Central Connecticut State put the Lakers behind early when they scored off an assist at 4:42, and the visitors added goals from at 20:49 and 26:04 to build a 3-0 lead. The Lakers generated their first on-target response through
Jenna Popowski, whose shots at 27:14 and 29:34 were both saved.
Adri Lika kept out a shot at 34:03, and the Lakers followed with late pressure that included three corner kicks, attempts from
Lena Rudy, Popowski,
Julia Bullock, and
Camryn Klein. CCSU added another goal at 42:53, taking a 4-0 lead into halftime.
Central Connecticut State pressed immediately after halftime, earning a corner at 45:01 and forcing Lika to save a shot before CCSU scored at 47:08 to make it 5-0. The Lakers pushed back with attempts from Klein,
Gabrielle Garcia and
Isabella Fiorillo during the next several minutes, while a run of fouls slowed the flow through the middle of the half. CCSU generated another stretch of pressure with a corner and three shots between 59:54 and 69:10, but Lika stopped multiple efforts to keep the score at 5-0. CCSU scored at 75:00 to extend the margin to 6-0, and Lika added two late saves as the visitors finished the match with a 6-0 result.
Lika recorded seven saves while playing all 90 minutes in goal. Popowski led the Lakers with three shots and put two on goal. Klein added two shots.
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