The Muskingum women's soccer team fell short in a close battle to OAC-foe Marietta Wednesday evening, 2-1.

 The Basics

• Records: Muskingum (2-6-3 overall, 0-2 OAC), Marietta (3-5-1 overall, 2-0 OAC)
• Location: Marietta Field – Marietta, Ohio

How it Happened

• Marietta opened up the scoring at the 14:37 mark off an Anna Bardwell strike.
• The Muskies retaliated two minutes later from a header off a corner kick from Marysa Starcher. The goal was assisted by Madison Yenke.
• The first half saw both squads deadlocked 1-1 going into the break.
• The Pioneers scored the final goal of the contest at the 62:35 mark from Anna Bardwell to secure a 2-1 home victory. 

Inside the Numbers

• The Muskingum attack was led by Freshman Marysa Starcher who tallied a goal and a team-high five shots.
• Sophomore Madison Yenke chipped in an assist and finished with three shots on the night.
• Sophomore Morgan Meisel, senior Monique Reil, and freshman Britney Herrick rounded out the Muskingum offensive effort with one shot apiece.
• Junior Kelly Buck registered seven saves in 90 minutes of work between the pipes for the Muskies.
• Anna Bardwell led the Pioneer offense with two goals.
• Marietta goalkeeper Madison Miller snagged four saves in 90 minutes of work in goal.

 Up Next

• Muskingum is back in action on Saturday, October 8, when they host Otterbein for its Cancer Awareness Game at the North Athletic Turf Field. The game time is set for 1 PM. Fans can donate to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation here.