NOTRE DAME, Ind. -- The Stony Brook women's soccer team battled to its second straight overtime match, but was unable to come out on top, falling 1-0 to No. 20 Notre Dame Thursday night. The Seawolves move to 1-2 on the year, while the Irish are now 3-0.
Faherty's Reaction
"We are disappointed in the result, but kudos to Notre Dame on a well-executed sequence to win the game," said head coach
Brendan Faherty. "Our group worked really hard defensively, but also looked dangerous on the counter and on restarts."
Over the course of the first three games, we have shown great character with our ability to compete, but now we need to turn that into wins. We have another chance on Sunday and I believe our group will be hungry to get a positive result at Seton Hall."
Highlights
- Sophomore
Sofia Manner (Helsinki, Finland) had another strong performance in goal, starting the day with a diving save in the 14th minute. Manner got a hand on a shot to the left side of the goal and deflected the ball out of bounds to keep Notre Dame off the board.
- In the 21st minute sophomore
Kimmy Chavkin (Franklin, N.J.) served a corner into the box and found senior
Allyson Baner (Farmingdale, N.Y.) who sent a header toward the goal, but a perfectly-placed defender for the Irish made the stop on the goal line.
- Manner came up with another big stop in the 65th minute as she met the attacking Notre Dame player and got a foot on the attempt that deflected in the direction of Baner, who cleared it out for the Seawolves.
- In the 67th minute it seemed Notre Dame would take the lead after a header sailed into the open left side of the goal, but the Irish were flagged for being offsides and the goal was called back.
- After remaining scoreless through regulation, Notre Dame was able to decide the match less than a minute into extra time. The Irish got a head on a cross from the left side and found the back of the net.
Up Next
The Seawolves remain on the road to round out the second week of play as they head to Seton Hall on Sunday, Aug. 26 for a 1 p.m. match.
