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Canisius' Lizzy Harkness (left) battles for a loose ball in a women's soccer match against Mount St. Mary's Oct. 14, 2023 in Buffalo, N.Y.
Anthony Militello
0
Mount St. Mary's MSM (5-7-2, 3-3-1)
1
Winner Canisius CAN (7-2-5, 4-1-2)
Mount St. Mary's MSM
(5-7-2, 3-3-1)
0
Final
1
Canisius CAN
(7-2-5, 4-1-2)
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Mount St. Mary's MSM 0 0 0
Canisius CAN 0 1 1

Game Recap: Women's Soccer |

Women's Soccer Defeats Mount St. Mary's in Their Pink Game

GAME RECAP
Sophomore midfielder Lizzy Harkness scored the only goal of the contest in the 64th minute to lead Canisius to a 1-0 victory over Mount St. Mary's in Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference women's soccer action Saturday at the Demske Sports Complex in Buffalo, N.Y.
 
The Golden Griffins' (7-2-5, 5-1-2 MAAC) first chance would come from the foot of junior midfielder Emma Oliphant, who tried to squeak one past Mountaineers goaltender Klil Keshwar in the bottom left, but could not capitalize.
 
The Mountaineers would test Canisius junior goaltender Jordan Spencer for the first time at the 28-minute mark with a shot from Erin Antone, but Spencer would stand strong, making the first of her three saves.
 
The Griffs got out to a hot start in the second half with four shots in the first 10 minutes, none of which would find the back of the net.
 
Canisius broke the scoreless deadlock at the 64:12 mark thanks to Harkness, who would send a shot between the legs of Keshwar off a pass from freshman Jessica Whitaker.
 
Mount St. Mary's would try to tie the game late with a shot from Nicole Wilson in the 83rd minute but Spencer would turn her shot aside and help lead the Griffs to victory. 

GAME NOTES
• Saturday's game served as the fourth all-time meeting between the two programs
• The win was Canisius' first against the Mount since 1995. The two teams played to a 0-0 tie last season, the Mount's first as a member of the MAAC. 
• Spencer posted her MAAC-leading seventh shutout of the season and the 10th clean sheet of her career with her three-save effort on Saturday.
• Harkness tallied her first goal of the season, growing her point total to four on the year.
• The Griffs out-shot the Mountaineers by a 14-6 margin for the contest. 

UP NEXT
Canisius returns to the road to face Rider in a MAAC contest on Wednesday. Opening kickoff for the contest between the Griffs and Broncs is slated for 4 p.m. at Ben Cohen Field.

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