RICHARDSON, Texas (09.01.22)Â - Battling a soggy field caused by late afternoon rain storms, the UT Dallas women's soccer team opened the 2022 campaign with a 3-2 loss to Milwaukee School of Engineering at the UTD Soccer Complex Thursday night.
The host Comets (0-1) netted the first goal of the game in the 18th minute when junior forward
Bella Granada went above the keeper's head after a pass from freshman midfielder
Janae Shaklee. The Raiders (1-1), who qualified for the 2021 NCAA Division III Women's Soccer Championship with an at-large bid, tied the contest in the 34th minute when Leena Afifi scored on an assist from Maggie Thillman.Â
Shaklee later gave UTD a 2-1 advantage with her first collegiate goal on a shot to high right corner in the 58th minute. Addison Spilman garnered the equalizer in the 80th minute on Thillman's second assist of the game. A foul in the box, however, led to a Nicole Robb penalty kick goal in the 83rd minute to give the Raiders the victory.Â
MSOE outshot UT Dallas 16-11 overall and 9-5 on goal. Both teams took three corners.Â
UT Dallas Notes
- Granada scored the ninth goal of her career.
- Shaklee posted three points in her collegiate debut.
- Junior forward
Sierra Foster took three shots to tie for the team lead with Shaklee.
- In her third career start, sophomore
Jade Press collected a career-high six saves in goal.
MSOEÂ Notes
- Three different players scored a goal for the Raiders (Spilman, Afifi and Robb).
- Thillman led all players with a pair of assists.
- Grace Quinn took four shots to lead MSOE.
- Keeper Reagan Tomkins recorded two saves in the first half while Page Sanchez stopped one shot in the final 45 minutes.
Up Next
UT Dallas will host Southwestern (Texas) on Sunday, September 4 at 6 p.m.
