ALEX KALUZNY
Special to The Leader
The women of the Fredonia soccer team split their record this past week with a 1-0 win against the St. John Fisher Cardinals on Tuesday and a 4-0 loss to #23 William Smith on Saturday.
Freshman defender Audrey Yokopovich buried her first collegiate goal in the 65th minute to give Fredonia the winning tally Tuesday night against St. John Fisher. The play was set up off of a corner kick taken by Ally Tatro, with a scramble for the loose ball in the box. Yokopovich was able to get under it and tuck it just under the bar for the Blue Devils.
Fredonia held a 15-5 advantage in shot count. Junior goalkeeper Lindsey Forness stopped the only two shots that got through to her for her second career clean sheet to seal the 1-0 victory.
On Saturday, the Blue Devil women fell to the William Smith Herons, 4-0 in another non-conference match.
Four different players from William Smith recorded goals as they maintained their top 25 ranking in NCAA Division III.
Fredonia endured a lopsided 26-4 in shots, which didn’t fare well for the team’s situation. Coach Chris Case was forced to play senior defender Maggie Horan and sophomore defender Morgan Marshall in net for the match, due to injuries. Each made five saves in the first and second half, respectively.
The most offensive effort for Fredonia in the game came from Kristie Kleine and Kelly Stieve with one shot on goal apiece.
After the weekend, the women stand at 2-4 and turn their focus to this weekend as the Blue Devils open SUNYAC play with a pair of games. They head out on the road Friday at Geneseo at 1 p.m. and Saturday at Brockport at 1p.m.