Box Score WORCESTER, Mass. – Sophomore Lailah Stewart scored her fifth goal of the season to give the American University women's soccer team a 1-0 lead in the second half, but Holy Cross equalized as American earned its first tie of the of the 2024 Patriot League season on Saturday.
 
QUICK NOTABLES

• After a scoreless first half, Stewart scored in the 57th minute to give American a 1-0 lead.
• Holy Cross responded quickly with a goal in the 64th minute to level the score.
• Sophomore Bella Miller shot the ball from a dangerous spot in the final seconds of the game, but the shot was saved as the game ended in 1-1 tie.

 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Senior Brooke Steel had the best chance of the first half for the Eagles in the 25th minute, as she slipped past a defender, but her shot was saved by the feet of Holy Cross' goalkeeper.
• Freshman Addison Roemer was tested several times in the first half, including on a long-range free kick, when she soared over the defense to punch the ball away.
• Roemer made four saves in a scoreless first half.
• Two minutes into the second half, Roemer made her best save of the game to that point, but she was shaken up after apparently being kicked in the face during the play. After being checked out by the Eagles' medical staff, Roemer continued to play in the game.
• In the 57th minute, American turned defense into offense, as American moved down the field quickly, and Stewart scored her fifth goal of the season to give AU a 1-0 lead.
• Holy Cross did not need much time to respond, as a couple of quick passes set up Ava Graham for the equalizer in the 64th minute.
• American had a series of chances over the final 25 minutes, but the best chance came in the final seconds of the game, as a shot from Miller in a dangerous spot was saved, as the game ended in a 1-1 tie.

 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• After producing just two shots with one on goal in the first half, American shot the ball 12 times in the second half, including three shots on goal.
• Each team shot the ball a total of 14 times in the game.
• Stewart's five goals this season are already the most by an Eagle in one season since 2021.
• In a game where Holy Cross committed 18 fouls, the Crusaders were carded twice.

 
UP NEXT

• American will return home for a Saturday tilt against Lafayette on October 5 at 1:00 p.m.
• It'll be American's Hispanic Heritage Celebration, as well as Alumni Day as AU celebrates both at the Maryland SoccerPlex in Boyds, Md.

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• For the latest on American University Women's Soccer, stay tuned to AUEagles.com and follow the team on Twitter (@AU_WSoccer) and Instagram (@au.wsoccer).