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PHILADELPHIA – The University of Pennsylvania women’s soccer team fell to Columbia, 3-2, on Saturday afternoon at Rhodes Field after surrendering three goals in the final 14 minutes. The Quakers built a 2-0 lead behind second-half goals from Magali Capdevila and Lily White, but the Lions rallied to score three times and take the contest.
Quaker Notemeal
*Penn fell to 6-5-2 overall and 1-2-1 in Ivy League play, suffering its first home loss of the season.
*The Quakers scored twice, tying their season high for goals in an Ivy League game.
*Magali Capdevila and Lily White each scored their second goal of the season, while Abbey Cook recorded an assist. White moved up to third on the team with nine points while Capdevila is right behind her with seven.
*Cook led Penn with three shots, including one on goal, while White also recorded three shots and one shot on goal.
*Cook’s assist added to her team high 12 points.
*Penn finished with 11 shots, including three on goal, and four corner kicks.
*Ria Desai made one save in goal.
*Columbia improved to 4-6-3 overall and 3-1-0 in Ivy League play, scoring three second-half goals to earn the 3-2 win.
*Maia Beltran scored a goal and added an assist, while Evelyn Javers and Krystal Medina also scored for the Lions.
*Columbia finished with 12 shots, including four on goal, and six corner kicks.
How It Happened
The two teams traded chances throughout a scoreless first half. Columbia tested Desai early with a shot from just outside the box, but the Penn goalkeeper dove to make the save. The Lions later sent a free kick from roughly 30 feet wide of the goal, while a shot from beyond the 18-yard box sailed just high with 5:30 remaining in the half.
Penn created a chance of its own in the closing minutes when Abbey Cook drove into the box and sent a cross off a Columbia defender to earn a corner kick. The Lions responded with back-to-back corners, but Casey Forman blocked a shot inside the box to keep the match scoreless heading into halftime.
The Quakers broke through in the 50th minute. Cook received the ball just beyond midfield, won a one-on-one battle and drove into the box before crossing to a wide-open Capdevila. Capdevila finished with her right foot just inside the post to give Penn a 1-0 lead.
Penn doubled its advantage in the 75th minute following a corner kick. After the ball was sent into the box and cleared toward the top of the area, White collected it outside the 18 and unleashed a left-footed shot that tucked beneath the crossbar to make it 2-0.
Columbia answered less than two minutes later. After a handball was called on Ferraro inside the box, Beltran converted the ensuing penalty kick into the top-left corner to cut the deficit to 2-1 in the 76th minute.
The Lions leveled the score in the 78th minute after a corner kick was cleared toward the edge of the box. A Columbia shot from outside the 18 deflected toward the near post, where Javers was waiting to finish and make it 2-2.
Columbia completed the comeback in the 89th minute. A corner kick sailed just over Capdevila and found Medina, who finished from just inside the 18 to give the Lions a 3-2 lead with 1:03 remaining. Penn was unable to find an equalizer in the closing moments.
Up Next
The Quakers continue Ivy League play at Cornell next Saturday at 1:00 p.m.
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