MEQUON, Wis. – The Concordia University Wisconsin women's soccer team battled back throughout Wednesday afternoon's contest against Dominican University (Ill.), but the Falcons ultimately fell 4-3 at Fitting Field.
CUW struck first in the eighth minute when Grace Brown found the back of the net off an assist from Jacey Read, giving the Falcons an early 1-0 advantage.
Dominican answered just over two minutes later, scoring in the 11th minute to even the contest at 1-1.
The Stars took their first lead of the afternoon in the 42nd minute. CUW responded quickly, however, as Koffy'e Chappel scored in the 44th minute to send the teams into halftime tied at 2-2.
Dominican regained the lead in the second half scoring in the 64th minute. The Stars added another goal in the 76th minute extending their advantage to 4-2.
The Falcons refused to go quietly. Just under a minute later,
Read cut the deficit to 4-3 with a goal in the 77th minute, assisted by
Lanie Czerkies. CUW continued to push for an equalizer but could not find the tying goal before the final whistle.
Read finished the afternoon with a goal and an assist, while Brown and Chappel each added a goal. Czerkies recorded an assist.
CUW finished the contest with eight shots, including six on goal. The Falcons also received seven saves from their goalkeeping unit, with Kara Claussner making two saves in the first half and Aubrey Johnson recording five saves after halftime.
The Falcons will be back in action at Edgewood on Saturday, October 3 at 3:30 p.m.
