Izzy Kadzban
1
American AUWSOC22 (2-6-6, 1-5-2 PL)
3
Winner Lehigh LEHIGH (7-6-2, 5-2-1 PL)
American AUWSOC22
(2-6-6, 1-5-2 PL)
1
Final
3
Lehigh LEHIGH
(7-6-2, 5-2-1 PL)
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
American AUWSOC22 1 0 1
Lehigh LEHIGH 2 1 3

Game Recap: Women's Soccer |

Women’s Soccer Falls 3-1 to Lehigh; Kadzban Nets Third Goal of Season

BETHLEHEM, Pa. – American University women's soccer (2-6-6, 1-5-2 Patriot League) fell to the Lehigh Mountain Hawks (7-6-2, 5-2-1 Patriot League), 3-1, Saturday night at the Ulrich Sports Complex. Junior Izzy Kadzban netted the Eagles' lone goal of the game, marking her third goal of the season.
 
QUICK NOTABLES
  • Kadzban's goal was her third of the season. She now leads the team in goals.
  • Sophomore goalkeeper Julia Kato recorded five saves Saturday night. She was two saves behind her season-high, 7, that she recorded on Sept. 17 at Holy Cross.  
HOW IT HAPPENED
  • Lehigh struck first in the seventh minute to take an early 1-0 lead.
  • American struck six minutes later off a direct free kick by Kadzban to even the score 1-1.
  • Senior Fisayo Iluyomade and sophomore Giuliana Capraro followed up Kadzban's shot with back-to-back shots to try to break the tie, but both shots were blocked by the Mountain Hawks.
  • The Mountain Hawks then fired off their second shot of the game a few minutes later but Kato was there to make the save.
  • The home team broke the tie in the 27th minute to take a 2-1 lead. The score would stand at the end of the first half to send the game into halftime with the Mountain Hawks up 2-1.
  • The Mountain Hawks added to their lead 18 minutes into the second half to put the score at 3-1.
  • American had a chance to chip away at Lehigh's lead in the 75th minute off a corner kick taken by Kadzban, but the Eagles were unable to convert and find the back of the net.
  • Kadzban took another corner for American in the 80th minute, followed up by shot from junior Abby Dillon but her shot went wide and off target.
  • Lehigh took the last shot of the game in the 87th minute. Kato was there to make the save and close out the game with a 3-1 final in favor of the home team.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
  • Lehigh lead American in shots 13-6 and just edged the Eagles in corner 3-2.
  • Two yellow cards were handed out in the game, one to American and one to Lehigh.
  • Kato, Kadzban, Capraro, senior Natalie Oliver and senior Sylvie Prepeit played all 90 minutes
UP NEXT
  • American will close out the 2022 season on Wednesday, Oct. 26 at Loyola Maryland. Wednesday's game is set for a 7 p.m. start.
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