Friday, August 17
Fort Wayne, IN
5:00 PM
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Photo by: Scott Mattlin
Soccer Survives Bad Weather to Beat Purdue Fort Wayne, 2-1
August 17, 2018 | Soccer
FORT WAYNE, Ind. – The Ball State University soccer team survived a lightning delay that lasted over an hour as well as pouring rain all night, and took down Purdue Fort Wayne, 2-1, in the season opener at Hefner Soccer Complex on Friday night.
BSU tallied 20 shots on the night, 10 of which were on goal. The Cardinals got their scoring from fifth-year senior Allison Abbe and true freshman Tatiana Mason. Tristin Stuteville was solid in goal, saving two of the three shots she faced.
"The weather conditions really impacted the game and turned it into a scrap and a fight, but I felt we rose to the occasion," said head coach Craig Roberts. "The players responded well and fought hard through adversity to get a win. Hats off to PFW and their fight, but I was proud of our girls for finding a way to get a victory."
The Cardinals were on the attack early as Lauren Roll, Taylor Pooley and Sam Kambol all put shots on goal within the opening 10 minutes of the match. The contest was then stopped due to a lightning delay just over 11 minutes in.
After the long delay, Ball State picked up where it left off offensively. The Cardinals continued to put shots on goal as they tallied a total of seven in the opening half of play. In the 38th minute, Jenna Dombrowski made her way into the box and was fouled by the PFW defender to earn a penalty kick. Abbe then stepped up to the spot and buried the PK to give BSU a 1-0 lead. The score would hold through the remainder of the half.
It didn't take the Cardinals long to pick up where they left off in the first half as they sent multiple balls into the box early in the second. In the 54th minute, Mason used some fancy footwork to get by her defender and score the first goal of her Ball State career as BSU went up 2-0.
The Mastodons responded by picking up their attack, and it paid off as Kayla Wisniewski scored a goal in the 70th minute to make it 2-1. PFW continued to go for goal, but Stuteville came up big in goal to preserve the lead.
Ball State improved to 1-0-0 with the win while Purdue Fort Wayne fell to 0-1-0. The Cardinals will be back in action on Friday, August 24, as they travel to take on Eastern Kentucky.
For all the latest on Ball State Soccer, follow @BallStateSoccer on social media and visit BallStateSports.com.
BSU tallied 20 shots on the night, 10 of which were on goal. The Cardinals got their scoring from fifth-year senior Allison Abbe and true freshman Tatiana Mason. Tristin Stuteville was solid in goal, saving two of the three shots she faced.
"The weather conditions really impacted the game and turned it into a scrap and a fight, but I felt we rose to the occasion," said head coach Craig Roberts. "The players responded well and fought hard through adversity to get a win. Hats off to PFW and their fight, but I was proud of our girls for finding a way to get a victory."
The Cardinals were on the attack early as Lauren Roll, Taylor Pooley and Sam Kambol all put shots on goal within the opening 10 minutes of the match. The contest was then stopped due to a lightning delay just over 11 minutes in.
After the long delay, Ball State picked up where it left off offensively. The Cardinals continued to put shots on goal as they tallied a total of seven in the opening half of play. In the 38th minute, Jenna Dombrowski made her way into the box and was fouled by the PFW defender to earn a penalty kick. Abbe then stepped up to the spot and buried the PK to give BSU a 1-0 lead. The score would hold through the remainder of the half.
It didn't take the Cardinals long to pick up where they left off in the first half as they sent multiple balls into the box early in the second. In the 54th minute, Mason used some fancy footwork to get by her defender and score the first goal of her Ball State career as BSU went up 2-0.
The Mastodons responded by picking up their attack, and it paid off as Kayla Wisniewski scored a goal in the 70th minute to make it 2-1. PFW continued to go for goal, but Stuteville came up big in goal to preserve the lead.
Ball State improved to 1-0-0 with the win while Purdue Fort Wayne fell to 0-1-0. The Cardinals will be back in action on Friday, August 24, as they travel to take on Eastern Kentucky.
For all the latest on Ball State Soccer, follow @BallStateSoccer on social media and visit BallStateSports.com.
Team Stats
BALL
PFW
Goals
2
1
Shots
20
6
Shots on Goal
10
3
Saves
2
8
Corners
4
2
Fouls
16
11
Scoring Plays
ABBE, Allison (1)
BALL ABBE, Allison PENALTY KICK GOAL, goal number 1 for season.
37:30
MASON, Tatiana (1)
dribbled on her own
53:04
Kayla Wisniewski (1)
blasted from outside 18 and off keepers
69:16
Game Leaders
Players
Shots
5
SOG
3
Goals
1
Assists
0
Shots
3
SOG
3
Goals
1
Assists
0
Shots
3
SOG
2
Goals
0
Assists
0
Shots
2
SOG
1
Goals
0
Assists
0
Players Mentioned
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