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Chandler and Stone celebration
Olivia Chandler (left) and Ella Stone (right) celebrates after a first half goal.
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Winner CWRU CWRU (9-4-5, 1-4-2)
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Skidmore SKID (11-4-3, 5-2-2)
Winner
CWRU CWRU
(9-4-5, 1-4-2)
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Skidmore SKID
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CWRU CWRU 2 2 4
Skidmore SKID 1 2 3

Game Recap: Women's Soccer |

Resilient Thoroughbreds bow out of NCAA Tournament as comeback falls just short

GRANTHAM, PA – Despite scoring twice in a two-minute span to tie the game in the second half, the Skidmore College women's soccer team's resilient second half comeback bid fell just short against Case Western Reserve, 4-3, as an untimely late game score forced the Thoroughbreds to bow out of the NCAA Tournament in the first round on Saturday afternoon.

Making the program's first national tournament appearance since 2013, and the third under Head Coach Lacey (Largeteau) Walsh, the Thoroughbreds (11-4-3) fell behind 2-0 halfway into the first half and 3-1 early in the second as the Spartans (9-4-5) seemingly had Skidmore's season on the ropes, before the Thoroughbreds fought back with goals in quick succession to tie the match at 3-3 in dramatic fashion.

The 2024 season marks one to remember for the program, with the team winning its first Liberty League playoff game since 2011 as well as making the first appearance in the United Soccer Coaches national polls in over a decade, in addition to receiving an NCAA at-large bid.

HOW IT HAPPENED
  • Case Western struck first in just the seventh minute after a foul in the box resulted in a penalty stroke goal from Sydney Schenk to put Skidmore in an early deficit.
  • The Spartans tacked on an insurance goal from Molly Shamah in the 26th to go up 2-0.
  • Desperately in need of a response, freshman Olivia Chandler delivered a much-needed score just 43 seconds later on a pinpoint crossing shot from well-outside the box that landed right through the top-right corner of the net to pull the Thoroughbreds back within one score.
  • Entering halftime, Case Western held a 9-to-4 shots advantage while generating more corners at 3-to-1.
  • In the opening minutes of the second, in the 49th, the Spartans put the Thoroughbreds season on the brink of elimination after once again securing the equalizer to pull ahead 3-1.
  • Needing to string together multiple scores in quick succession, Skidmore got just that after sloppy fouls from the Spartans, as senior Ella Stone was first fouled in the box in the 69th minute and successfully converted on the penalty stroke to pull the Thoroughbreds within one.
  • Minutes later, in the 71st, fellow senior Kyra Russman-Araya was tripped from just outside the box and converted on an ensuing short free kick to miraculously tie the game at three apiece.
  • In the 82nd minute, Case Western nearly retook the lead after Skidmore was called for a handball in the box. However, the penalty stroke was shut down by junior Avery Rogers, who made a sensational diving stop to keep the game tied up.
  • However, the Spartans struck the fatal blow minutes later, in the 85th, after Case Western successful converted on a deep free kick to end Skidmore's season in the first round.
STANDOUT THOROUGHBREDS
  • Stone's goal was her 14th of the season. The senior concludes her career with 24 goals, seven assists and 55 points.
  • Russman-Araya's score was her third of the season. She concludes her career with ten goals, nine assists and 29 points.
  • Chandler's score was the second of her career.
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