Margret Edda Bjarnadottir vs. St. Peter's
Margret Edda Bjarnadottir
0
USC Upstate USC (1-1-0, 0-0-0)
2
Winner Saint Peter's SPU (1-1-0, 0-0-0)
USC Upstate USC
(1-1-0, 0-0-0)
0
Final
2
Saint Peter's SPU
(1-1-0, 0-0-0)
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
USC Upstate USC 0 0 0
Saint Peter's SPU 2 0 2

Game Recap: Women's Soccer |

Upstate Women's Soccer Drops First Game of the 2024 Season

JERSEY CITY, N.J. - The USC Upstate women's soccer team fell for the first time this season after a 2-0 finish in Jersey City, N.J. Thursday afternoon against St. Peter's University.  

Upstate's second game of the season got off to a rough start as St. Peter's University found the net in the 15th minute of play off a corner kick from the near side. The Spartans trailed by two after the Peacocks were able to capitalize on a corner kick following a foul in the box. Despite outshooting the Peacocks 9-6 in the first half, the Spartans continued to trail through the remainder of the first half and into the halftime break. Marley Gerber started in the net for Upstate and made three saves in her 45 minutes of play. Nya Baccelli led the Spartans' offense through the first half with two shots.  

The Spartans were successful in fending off the Peacock's offense in the second half and allowed only three shots while recording 11 of their own. Similar to the first game of the season against Queens, Meghan Groah shared time in the net with Gerber. Groah was able to make two saves in her time on the field. Paige Armstrong led the Spartans' offense after the full 90 minutes with four shots while Catarina Dantas was just behind her with three shots. Margret Edda Bjarnadottir, Dara Russo, Nya Baccelli, and Audrey Baer all recorded two shots each as well.  

Game Information     
Score: USC Upstate 0: St. Peter's 2 
Record: USC Upstate (1-1; 0-0 Big South) vs. St. Peter's (1-1; 0-0 MAAC)   
Location: Jaroschak Field | Jersey City, N.J.         

  
How It Happened    

  • 2'- Savannah Noll fired off the first shot of the match for USC Upstate but her shot went high left off target.  

  • 15'- Kiana Tulloch scored off Lucia Mansille Medina's corner kick to give St. Peter's a one goal lead early. 

  • 22'- The Peacocks pushed their lead to two goals after finding the far left corner of the net on a penalty kick (2-0). 

  • 23'- Emily Rangel hit Upstate's first shot on target of the game but was stopped by Annabelle Adams for the Peacock's first save of the match.  

  • 30'- Riley O'Bryan forced Adams to make yet another save as she sent one toward the lower left corner.  

  • 33'- Adrianna Pepe claimed Upstate's final shot on goal of the first half but was met on the receiving end by Adams. 

  • 40'- Marley Gerber made her final save of the half as Felicia Wallin hit one to the center of the frame.  

  • At halftime, Upstate led St. Peter's in shots (9-6) and corner kicks (9-2) but trailed in shots on goal (5-4) and saves (4-3). 

  • 47'- Catarina Dantas recorded her first shot on target early in the second half as  

  • Adams saved the shot headed for the low right corner.  

  • 60'- Audrey Baer sent off her first shot of the game but missed the frame, high left.  

  • 73'- Nya Baccelli was able to break into some space in the center of the field and find the back of the net, but was called offsides.  

  • 76'- Alexa Martinos nearly got the Spartans on the board as she hit one from distance and forced the Peacock's goalkeeper to punch the shot over the net for a corner kick.  

  • 85'- Margret Edda Bjarnadottir forced Adams to make another save as her shot from distance ended up near the low, center of the net. 

  • 90'- Russo claimed the final shot on target of the game as she hit one to high center of the net but was stopped by Adams.  

  • At the end of full time, Upstate led in shots (20-9), shots on goal (9-8), and corner kicks (12-2) and trailed in saves (9-6).   


Notable    

  • Freshman Marley Gerber made her first career saves against the Peacocks (4). 

  • Maddy DeCola made her first start as a Spartan in today's match against St. Peter's.  

  • This was Upstate's first program loss to St. Peter's University. 

UP Next for the Spartans     
Upstate will play its final game of the week Sunday at 12:00 p.m. against Delaware State before returning home to Spartanburg to host VMI in their home opener on Friday, Aug. 30 at 7:00 p.m.    

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