Plymouth St. PLYMOUTH (4-8-0, 1-4-0)

Vermont State Castleton VERMONT (7-6-1, 3-2-0)

Plymouth St. PLYMOUTH

(4-8-0, 1-4-0)

Final

Oct. 12, 2024

Vermont State Castleton VERMONT

(7-6-1, 3-2-0)

Score By Periods
Team	1	2	F
Plymouth St. PLYMOUTH	0	0	0
Vermont State Castleton VERMONT	0	1	1

Summary
Box Score

Game Recap: Women's Soccer | 10/12/2024 8:42:00 PM | Ryan Moyer, Athletic Communications Assistant

WSOC: Panthers nicked by VTSU Castleton on late goal

CASTLETON, Vt. – Freshman Christa Giansiracusa (Tewksbury, Mass.) compiled three saves in a 1-0 setback to Vermont State University Castleton during Little East Conference (LEC) women's soccer action at Dave Wolk Stadium on Saturday afternoon.

Both teams were stout on defense, allowing only ten shots on goal in total throughout the game. Giansiracusa made her first save early in the fray and tallied two more in the second half to keep the Panthers in the fight to get on the board first.

As the game entered its final minutes, the Spartans slipped through the PSU defense and won a one-on-one scenario to lock in the final 1-0 score.

PSU goes to 4-8-0 (1-4-0 LEC), while VTSU Castleton stands at 7-6-1 (3-2-0 LEC).

The Basics:

Plymouth State 0, VTSU Castleton 1
- Plymouth State (4-8-0, 1-4-0 LEC)
- VTSU Castleton (7-6-1, 3-2-0 LEC)

How it Happened:

The Panthers fired two shots midway through the first half coming from junior Nevaeh Petruzzi (Newmarket, N.H.) and sophomore Ella Fraser (Nottingham, N.H.) but they couldn't convert.
Giansiracusa made her first crucial save in the 24th minute to keep the game scoreless.
Junior Olivia Howard (Berwick, Maine) made a few attempts at a goal nearing the end of the half, but the opposing defense was too stiff and responded with a block and two saves.
Plymouth State put pressure on the Spartans in the second with a couple more shots, but VTSU Castleton eventually found its way through the PSU defense to score the lone goal.
In a last-ditch effort, senior Tindra Bergstrand (Taby, Sweden) took a header shot off a corner and Howard snuck one last attempt before the clock hit zero, but VTSU Castleton held on for the victory.

By the Numbers:

PSU outshot the Spartans, 11-9.
Giansiracusa recorded three saves.
Howard led the team in shots on goal with three.
The two teams have practically split the all-time series, with VTSU Castleton holding an 8-7-3 edge in the series. Both teams have been dominant at home.
The Panthers' only road win in the series came during the 2008 season.

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