KEENE, N.H. – Freshman goalkeeper
Liv Desruisseaux (Dracut, Mass.) made eight saves, but Keene State College used a pair of second-half goals to get past Plymouth State University, 2-0, in a Little East Conference women's soccer game at Owl Athletic Complex on Wednesday night.
Plymouth State opened the game with a flurry of chances, including a shot off the crossbar in the 13th minute, but the game remained scoreless into halftime.
The Owls broke through in the 59th minute on a header to the far post, then sealed the win with a long shot into the top left corner in the 80th minute.
Plymouth State falls to 8-4-0 (1-4-0 LEC), while Keene State improves to 4-5-2 (2-2-1 LEC).
The Basics:
- Plymouth State 0, Keene State 2
- Plymouth State (8-4-0, 1-4-0 LEC)
- Keene State (4-5-2, 2-2-1 LEC)
How it Happened:
- Plymouth State opened the contest with a flurry of chances. Sophomore Maggie MacDonald (Pembroke, Mass.) made a run down the left side in the opening minutes before sending a cross into the box, but a header from classmate Corinne Palhof (Loudon, N.H.) was saved.
- Just over a minute later, freshman Bella Coporale (Stafford Springs, Conn.) fired a left-footed shot from the corner of the box that was corralled by the Keene State goalkeeper.
- The Panthers' best chance came in the 13th minute. Sophomore Islah Godo (Topsham, Maine) sent a free kick into the six-yard box and into a cluster of players. Classmate Clara Wilson (Montpelier, Vt.) fired a shot to the left corner that hit the crossbar and deflected away.
- Desruisseaux made a trio of saves midway through the half to keep the game scoreless into halftime.
- The Owls broke the scoreless tie in the 59th minute on a header to the far post off a cross from the left side.
- Minutes later, Desruisseaux went to the ground to make a save on a shot from the top of the box to keep it a one-goal margin.
- Coporale had a chance in the 69th minute with a low shot to the near post from just outside the box, but the Owls' goalkeeper made a diving stop to her right.
- A long through ball split the PSU defenders and led to a breakaway chance in the 74th minute, but Desruisseaux came out and made the initial save before a defender cleared the ball out of harm's way.
- The Owls sealed the game with a goal into the top left corner off a deep shot in the 80th minute to account for the final score.
By the Numbers:
- Desruisseaux's eight saves matched her career high.
- Coporale had a team-high two shots on goal.
- Plymouth State earned six corner kicks to the Owls' four.
- Keene State held a 10-4 advantage in shots on goal.
Up Next:
- PSU hosts Husson University on its Senior Day on Saturday (Oct. 10) at 1 p.m.
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