HOBOKEN, N.J. – The No. 11 TCNJ women's soccer team was unable to break through a stingy Stevens defense on Saturday, settling for a scoreless stalemate.
TCNJ outshot the Ducks, 13-5 – including 9-2 after halftime – and put seven of those efforts on target, but the home side managed to keep the high-powered visitors off the board.
The Lions got little going in the first 45, but upped the pressure in the second half. In the 51
st minute,
Ava Curtis forced a leaping save from the Ducks keeper with a right-footed rocket that was headed for the top right corner of the net. Curtis was back at it later, sending a long free kick toward the lower right corner of the net, but Stevens goalie Madelyn Nau was there to dive on it.
TCNJ peppered Nau with a flurry midway through the second stanza. The first came from
Victoria D'Imperio, who won a loose ball in the box and nearly beat Nau near post. D'Imperio latched onto a header off the rebound and passed to
Emily Weidner, who set up
Alyssa Alfano with a nifty side-heel pass, but Alfano couldn't get enough on her shot to beat Nau.
The last chance came with just over six minutes remaining, when Curtis ripped a long-range free kick and forced another sliding save with a dipping shot that took a big bounce in the box.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- In addition to the significant shot advantage (13-5), TCNJ held a 4-1 edge in corner kicks
- Curtis put four of her game-high five shots on target
- Nau finished with seven saves for the Ducks
- Ellen Williams made two saves for her fourth shutout of the season
NOTES
- TCNJ tied both games this week, the first a 1-1 draw at Johns Hopkins on Wednesday
- Curtis was sent off with a red card for a second yellow in the final minute of play
- The Lions have limited five of their seven opponents to five shots or fewer
UP NEXT
- TCNJ is back home Wednesday night to take on Susquehanna in the last non-conference game of the regular season
