YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – The Green Bay women's soccer team fell in its Horizon League season opener against Youngstown State on Thursday night by a score of 3-2.
HOW IT HAPPENED
The match remained scoreless until Youngstown scored two goals within six minutes, first scoring in the 23
rd minute by Sara Felder, followed by a Kamryn Rosa goal in the 29
th minute. Green Bay got one of the goals back in the 35
th minute with an
Aixa Helbringer-Escobar goal off a
Senah Hanes assist to make the score 2-1 at halftime.
In the 53
rd minute, Youngstown State added another goal, this time on a shot by Emma Rigone from a Felder assist. An unassisted goal by Becca Stoeckmann in the 86
th minute gave Green Bay one last push, before the score ended at 3-2 in favor of the Penguins.
GAME NOTES
- Thursday was the first time Green Bay scored several goals in a loss to Youngstown State.
- GB outshot YSU 29-11.
- Stoeckmann scored her first goal of the season and her Phoenix career.
- Senah Hanes added her first assist of the season in her return to the lineup on Thursday.
COMING UP
GB will look to recover at Robert Morris on Sunday with kick-off slated for 12 p.m. The match will be live streamed on
ESPN+.
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