Lehigh University
8-6-3
Navy (Quarterfinal)
8-8-3
Lehigh Takes Down Navy 4-0 to Move Into PL Semifinals
10/30/2022 4:58:00 PM | Women's Soccer
"We're super thrilled and proud of the team for the outcome," said head coach Lauren Calabrese. "To score four goals in a tournament game and have a shutout is tremendous. We're hoping we can continue with the momentum we created today, so overall, I'm really happy."
Lehigh opened up the game with an early goal from senior Ryelle Shuey to take the 1-0 lead. In the 24th minute, Shuey found herself in the right place at the right time, grabbing the ball from just outside the six-yard box and placing the ball over the head of Navy goalkeeper Mattie Gallagher.
"She's really hitting her stride right now," Calabrese said. "She's incredibly reliable in the back and has that ability to score goals. It's not surprising but I'm super happy for her."— Lehigh W. Soccer (@LehighWSoccer) October 30, 2022
First team all-league on Friday, first goal of the game on Sunday... we see you Ryelle 👀
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Just seven minutes later, sophomore Hope Flanegin was fouled inside the Navy 18-yard box, resulting in a penalty kick for the Mountain Hawks. Shuey took the penalty kick, placing the ball in the upper right corner of the goal to give Lehigh the 2-0 lead with 14 minutes left in the first half.
The Mountain Hawks continued to bring the offensive intensity going into the second half. Patriot League Offensive Player of the Year Corinne Lyght scored her seventh goal of the season just four minutes into the half to become the Patriot League leader in goals this season.Ryelle Shuey... you're our hero 🫶
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Junior Alex Odle sent the ball to a Lyght, who avoided two Navy defenders and placed the ball into the upper left corner of the net to extend Lehigh's lead to 3-0.
The Mountain Hawks added one final goal in the 79th minute to secure the quarterfinal win. In the 80th minute, first-year Dakota Russell crossed the ball into the 18-yard box where a Navy defender got a foot on it. As the ball bounced off of the Navy defender, senior Chloe Sherman found herself right outside the six-yard box, hitting the ball off of the right post and into the net.The Offensive Player of the Year doing what she does best... scoring goals 🔥
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While the Lehigh offense made a statement on Sunday afternoon, the Mountain Hawks' defense continued to excel as they earned their sixth shutout of the season.Russell + Sherman = 😍
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"Coach Gina has done a really great job coaching with the back line and working on our defensive principles," said Calabrese. "Right up until the final whistle the team was communicating and that was really great to see."
The Mountain Hawks led the Midshipmen 17-10 in shots while Navy led Lehigh 8-2 in corners. First-year goalkeeper Maggie Ousouljoglou tallied a career-high seven saves for the Mountain Hawks while Gallagher finished with three for Navy.
Lehigh improves to 8-6-3 with its second consecutive win over Navy. The Midshipmen end the season with a 8-8-3 record.
The Mountain Hawks will travel to West Point, N.Y. to take on Army on Thursday to compete in their first Patriot League semifinal since 2018. Opening kickoff is scheduled for 6 p.m. and the game will be streamed on ESPN+.
"Army is a great team," Calabrese said. "For our preparation we're just thinking about recovery and getting excited to go up there and battle."
Team Stats
Shuey, Ryelle (4)
GOAL by LEHIGH Shuey, Ryelle (FIRST GOAL), goal number 4 for season.
23:30
Shuey, Ryelle (5)
LEHIGH Shuey, Ryelle PENALTY KICK GOAL, goal number 5 for season.
31:01
Lyght, Corinne (7)
Assisted By: Odle, Alex
GOAL by LEHIGH Lyght, Corinne, Assist by Odle, Alex, goal number 7 for season.
49:01
Sherman, Chloe (1)
Assisted By: Russell, Dakota
GOAL by LEHIGH Sherman, Chloe, Assist by Russell, Dakota, goal number 1 for season.
79:33
