Lady Bobcats earn an important AMCC win against Franciscan
Box Score
STEUBENVILLE, OH: Trying to avoid falling to 0-2 in the conference, the Pitt-Greensburg Lady Bobcats pulled out an important 1-0 road victory at Franciscan University on Tuesday.
UPG's
Shannon Wygonik scored her second collegiate goal on a pass from
Courtney Carroll in the 26
th minute giving the Bobcats a 1-0 lead. Pitt-Greensburg outshot the Barons in the first half 11-10 and held a 1-0 advantage in corner kicks.
Amanda Hydock made 4 of her 10 saves in the first half as the Bobcats went into the break clinging to that one goal lead.
The second half was a much more defensive half for UPG as they desperately tried to protect that lead while hoping to find a second goal to give them some breathing room. The Barons kept on the offensive pressure, outshooting the Bobcats 13-5 in the second half, as well as a 4-0 edge in corner kicks.
The Bobcat defense fought off each Baron offensive, and Hydock was solid between the pipes, making 6 saves in the second half. They also got a fortunate break in the 67
th minute when a Baron shot clinged off the crossbar, nearly tying the game.
Franciscan outshot UPG 23-16 on the day and had a 4-1 advantage in corner kicks, but Pitt-Greensburg held a 1-0 advantage in the only category that counts, good enough for their first conference victory of the season.
Pitt-Greensburg (2-7, 1-1 AMCC) will be off until Saturday (Oct 5) when they travel to Hamburg, NY to take on Hilbert College in an AMCC matchup. Game time in Hamburg is scheduled for 3pm.
