No. 1 Fontbonne Women's Soccer Falls In The SLIAC Championship Against Westminster, 2-1

ST. LOUIS, Mo.—The No. 1 Fontbonne University women’s soccer team tried to erase a two goal deficit against Westminster in the SLIAC Championship on Saturday but its hard-fought efforts fell short with the Blue Jays hanging on for the 2-1 win.

Westminster (Mo.)

10-3-0, 6-3-0

Fontbonne

11-1-0, 9-0-0

Final	1	2	T
Westminster (Mo.) (10-3-0, 6-3-0)	2	0	2
Fontbonne (11-1-0, 9-0-0)	0	1	1

Scoring Summary

1st - 25:14 - (Westminster (Mo.))

1st - 44:20 - Lauren Halamicek (Westminster (Mo.))

2nd - 53:12 - Krystal Kohenskey (Fontbonne)

Game Leaders

Westminster (Mo.)

G: 2 Players (#15, #TM) - 1

A: N/A

Sh: Natalie Schulte - 3

Sv: Megan Davidson - 8

Fontbonne

G: Krystal Kohenskey - 1

A: Caitlyn Smith - 1

Sh: 2 Players (#2, #14) - 6

Sv: Mary Beers - 2

Team Stats

Game Statistics	Westminster (Mo.)	Fontbonne
Shots (on goal)	6 (3)	21 (9)
Saves	8	2
Fouls	8	7
Corner Kicks	3	3
Offsides	0	0

Full stats

April 24, 2021

ST. LOUIS, Mo.—The No. 1 Fontbonne University women's soccer team tried to erase a two goal deficit against Westminster in the SLIAC Championship on Saturday but its hard-fought efforts fell short with the Blue Jays hanging on for the 2-1 win.

How It Happened

After the Griffins missed a couple of scoring chances early, the Blue Jays were awarded a corner kick in the 25^th minute. On the kick, the ball got loose in the box and went off a Fontbonne player for an own goal giving the Blue Jays a 1-0 lead.

In the 36^th minute, Krystal Kohenskey had a chance to score the equalizer but Megan Davidson came up with the save. Then with 45.0 seconds left, the Blue Jays got a free kick from 35 yards out.

Lauren Halamicek stepped into it with her shot going into the back of the net just over the outstretched arm of Mary Beers putting Westminster ahead 2-0 at the break.

In the second half, the Griffins offense came out with a sense of urgency. In the 54^th minute, Caitlyn Smith dribbled the ball down the right side, crossed it into the box, and Kohenskey was there to bury her shot past Davidson trimming the deficit down to 2-1.

The Griffins offense continued its nonstop pressure having an 8-0 shot advantage over the next 28:00 minutes. Fontbonne had another chance to tie it in the 85^th minute but Caroline Neal's shot was stopped once more by Davidson. Despite Fontbonne having a 14-1 second half shot advantage it was the Blue Jays going on for the win.

Fontbonne Leaders

Kohenskey's goal was her seventh on the season and she tied Neal with six shots.
Caitlyn Smith added four shots.
In net, Mary Beers made two saves.

At the conclusion of the SLIAC Championship, the trio of Beers, Kohenskey, and Molly Kovarik were named to the All-Tournament Team.

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