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Women's Soccer Celebrates a Goal Against Niagara on 10/25/23
Joe Lehrman
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Niagara NIA (5-10-2, 4-4-2)
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Winner Canisius CAN (9-3-5, 6-2-2)
Niagara NIA
(5-10-2, 4-4-2)
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Final
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Canisius CAN
(9-3-5, 6-2-2)
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Niagara NIA 1 0 1
Canisius CAN 2 0 2

Game Recap: Women's Soccer |

Women's Soccer Defeats Battle of the Bridge Rival Niagara

GAME RECAP
Sophomore midfielder Skylar Cornell and junior midfielder Emma Oliphant each tallied a goal to lead Canisius to a 2-1 victory over Battle of the Bridge rival Niagara in Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference women's soccer action Wednesday at the Demske Sports Complex in Buffalo, N.Y. 
 
The Golden Griffins (9-3-5, 6-2-2 MAAC) would try to get off to a hot start with their first chance of the game coming 19 seconds into the contest from the foot of Oliphant, but Purple Eagles (5-10-2, 4-4-2 MAAC) goaltender Agnes Stenlund would corral it.
 
Cornell opened the scoring in the 19th minute when she headed the ball past Stenlund off a corner kick from freshman Jessica Whitaker.
 
Niagara would answer six minutes later with its first shot of the contest coming from Amanda Cripps that would go past Griffs senior goaltender Jessica Jones.
 
The game would remain tied for the 39:49 mark, when Oliphant collected a Sophia Konstantinou free kick on the right side of the field and placed a shot into the right side of the net to give the Griffs a 2-1 lead.
 
Canisius would record five shots in 10 minutes to start the second half, led by Cornell with three, but none could find a way past Stenlund.
 
Jones would make all three of her saves in the second half to keep Canisius in front as the Griffs held on for the one-goal victory. 

Stenlund finished with 11 saves between the pipes for the Purple Eagles. 

GAME NOTES
• Wednesday's game served as the 53rd installation of the Battle of the Bridge matchup between the two programs
• This was Canisius' first win against Niagara since the 2017 season, when the Griffs beat the Purple Eagles, 1-0. The teams played to a 0-0 draw last season. 
• Cornell has scored in back-to-back games for the second time this season, extending her team lead in goals (6) and points (14).
• The Griffs out-shot the Purple Eagles by a 25-9 margin for the contest, highlighted by a 13-4 advantage in shots on goal. Cornell and Oliphant led the way with nine and seven shots, respectively.
• The Griffs only made two substitutions off the bench while Niagara made three.

UP NEXT
Canisius has secured the No. 3 seed for the 2023 MAAC Women's Soccer Championship and will host a postseason contest for the first time in program history when it entertains No. 6 seed Rider in a first-round contest Sunday. Kickoff is slated for noon at the Demske Sports Complex. 

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