Madison, NJ. (November 2) – The FDU-Florham Women's Soccer team were held to a draw on Senior Day.
Madison Kleinwaks and
Ashley Dietrich both scored for the Devils.
Records: FDU-Florham (9-9-2, 2-3-2 MAC Freedom); Arcadia (7-10-2 2-3-2 MAC Freedom)
Location: Madison, NJ : Robert T. Shields Field
FDU Goal Scorers:
Madison Kleinwaks (2),
Ashley Dietrich (10)
The match started off on the right foot for the Devils, as with just over ten minutes into the game,
Madison Kleinwaks (Boonton, NJ), zoomed past an Arcadia defender to retrieve the ball, and slotted it into the bottom right corner to give FDU the early 1-0 lead.
Unfortunately, the Knights responded right back, as just 39 seconds later, Arcadia equalized with a strike from an Arcadia player inside the box that got past the goalkeeper, and the score was evened up at one.
Just before the first half ended, Arcadia struck again, as a Knight picked the ball from an FDU defender, and put it into the net to give Arcadia the 2-1 lead once halftime arrived.
With their backs against the wall, FDU fought back, and at 75:05,
Ashley Dietrich (Middletown, NJ) found the ball in front of the net, and struck it to level the score once again at two a piece. The Devils would fight hard to try and take the lead, but at the end of the game, the score remained level, as the Devils drew with the Knights 2-2 on Senior Day.
Ava Gianni (North Brunswick, NJ) was in net once again for the Devils, and had the best performance yet of her career so far, earning 11 saves.
Arcadia had slightly more shots overall (22-20), although were decently ahead on shots overall (13-6). FDU had one more corner kick than Arcadia (3-2), while the Knights were the more physical team of the two, earning more fouls. (10-6).
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