Lady Mavericks Earn First Win of the Season Against Franciscan

BUFFALO, NY – The Medaille College Women's Soccer team had played in four games this season decided by (1) goal or less. Until Sunday afternoon the Lady Mavs just hadn't been able to find a way to win those close games. Until Sunday. Medaille scored the only goal of the game against Franciscan, defeating the Barons (1-0) for their first win of the season in front of the home crowd.

On an unseasonably warm October afternoon, the Lady Mavs and Lady Barons played each other very evenly throughout the day. A majority of the match saw both sides battle for possession in the midfield, with neither defense willing to concede the game's first goal.

The teams went into the locker room at halftime knotted at zero, with the match very much looking like the first score could be the game winner.

That first and crucial goal came in the (59') minute, when senior Candis Kapuscinski (Holland, NY, Holland) took the ball on a counter attack and fed a beautiful pass to sophomore Kalyn Compeau (Tonawanda, NY, Tonawanda). Compeau took the feed from Kapuscinski and buried it past the keeper on a one-on-one opportunity, giving the Lady Mavs the (1-0) lead.

However, the Lady Barons made Medaille earn every second of this hard fought win. They put an enormous amount of pressure on the Lady Mavs defense, trying to tie the game in the final moments; however, senior keeper Alea Wade (Hamburg, NY, Frontier) stood tall in net and saved all (8) shots on goal.

The shutout was the first of Wade's career, and the win improved Medaille's record to (1-9-1) overall and (1-3-0) in the AMCC. The Lady Mavs will be back in action on Tuesday, when they host the Lions of Penn State-Behrend at Johnny B. Wiley at 1:15 pm.