Thursday, August 31
Seattle, WA
7:00 PM
University of Washington
3-1-1, 0-0-0
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Yale
1-1-1, 0-0-0
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Yale
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Washington
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Dawgs Surge In Second Half, Upend Yale 2-1
August 31, 2023 | Women's Soccer
SEATTLE – After falling behind in the first half, Washington (3-1-1) scored a pair of second half goals in a comeback victory over Yale (1-1-1) Thursday night at Husky Soccer Stadium.
The Huskies struggled to find a hold on possession in the opening 45 minutes, but turned things around fully in the second half. UW outshot the Bulldogs 11-3 after the halftime whistle, turning a one-goal deficit into a one-goal victory.
Yale got their breakthrough goal in the 23rd minute. After Olivia Juarez came out of her goal mouth quickly to make a point-blank save. However, the rebound caromed off of Ashley Kirschner, who then finished into the open goal.
The two sides battled back-and-forth without creating any dangerous scoring chances the rest of the half as the Huskies faced a 1-0 deficit.
Just over 10 minutes after the restart, Tatum Thomason found the leveler for the Dawgs. The goal came from a corner, as Riley Brown's service found Anna Menti's head. The freshman's header was blocked, but Thomason cleaned up the rebound, scoring with her right to put things at a goal apiece.
UW remains at home on Sunday, playing its fourth consecutive match at Husky Soccer Stadium. The Huskies will battle CSUN at 1 p.m. PT, with the match airing on Pac-12 Washington.
For more information on the UW women's soccer team, follow @UW_WSoccer on X and Instagram.
The Huskies struggled to find a hold on possession in the opening 45 minutes, but turned things around fully in the second half. UW outshot the Bulldogs 11-3 after the halftime whistle, turning a one-goal deficit into a one-goal victory.
Yale got their breakthrough goal in the 23rd minute. After Olivia Juarez came out of her goal mouth quickly to make a point-blank save. However, the rebound caromed off of Ashley Kirschner, who then finished into the open goal.
The two sides battled back-and-forth without creating any dangerous scoring chances the rest of the half as the Huskies faced a 1-0 deficit.
Just over 10 minutes after the restart, Tatum Thomason found the leveler for the Dawgs. The goal came from a corner, as Riley Brown's service found Anna Menti's head. The freshman's header was blocked, but Thomason cleaned up the rebound, scoring with her right to put things at a goal apiece.
In the 71st minute, Ioanna Papatheodorou gave the Huskies the lead for good. Once again the corner flag paid dividends for the Dawgs. Brown once again provided the delivery, finding the unmarked Greek international. The header was initially pushed onto the crossbar but the spinning ball ended up crossing the goal line to gain the lead for Washington.Two goals in two for Tatum!
— Washington Women's Soccer (@UW_WSoccer) September 1, 2023
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From there, the Huskies were able to kill the clock, locking up the comeback victory.We've turned this thing around!
— Washington Women's Soccer (@UW_WSoccer) September 1, 2023
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UW remains at home on Sunday, playing its fourth consecutive match at Husky Soccer Stadium. The Huskies will battle CSUN at 1 p.m. PT, with the match airing on Pac-12 Washington.
For more information on the UW women's soccer team, follow @UW_WSoccer on X and Instagram.
Team Stats
YALE
UW
Goals
1
2
Shots
6
17
Shots on Goal
3
7
Saves
5
2
Corners
3
11
Fouls
6
8
Scoring Plays
Ashley Kirschner (2)
GOAL by YALE Kirschner, Ashley.
22:10
Tatum Thomason (2)
Assisted By: Riley Brown , Anna Menti
GOAL by UW Thomason, Tatum Assist by Brown, Riley and Menti, Anna.
56:01
Ioanna Papatheodorou (2)
Assisted By: Riley Brown
GOAL by UW Papatheodorou, Ioanna Assist by Brown, Riley.
70:25
Game Leaders
Shots
5
SOG
3
Goals
1
Assists
0
Shots
3
SOG
3
Goals
1
Assists
0
Shots
0
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
2
mid
Shots
2
SOG
1
Goals
0
Assists
1
Players Mentioned
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