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Women's Soccer celebrating after defeating Rider in Penalty Kicks on Oct. 30, 2022.
Ken Morey
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Canisius CAN (5-4-10, 3-2-5)
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Rider RID (8-7-3, 5-5-0)
Canisius CAN
(5-4-10, 3-2-5)
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Final
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Rider RID
(8-7-3, 5-5-0)
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 OT 1 OT 2 OT 3 F
Canisius CAN 0 1 0 0 0 1
Rider RID 1 0 0 0 0 1

Game Recap: Women's Soccer |

Women’s Soccer Advances on Penalty Kicks in MAAC Opening Round

No. 5 seed Canisius advanced on penalty kicks, 4-2, over No. 4 seed Rider after the two sides played to a 1-1 draw in opening-round action in the 2022 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Women's Soccer Championship Sunday at Ben Cohen Field in Lawrenceville, N.J.
 
With the victory in the penalty-kick shootout, the Golden Griffins (5-4-10) moved on to the semifinals, where they will face regular-season champion and top seed Quinnipiac. The Broncs (8-7-3), meanwhile, had their season come to a close with the shootout setback.
 
With the score tied at 1-all after regulation and two 10-minute overtime sessions, the two teams went to a five-player shootout to determine who would advance to face the Bobcats.
 
Both teams were unsuccessful on their first attempt before senior Jen Romero gave the Griffs a 1-0 lead by placing her kick into the left side of the net. Junior keeper Jessica Jones provided some breathing room for Canisius in the bottom half of the second round, turning aside Anna Barkey's try with a diving save towards the left post
 
The teams traded goals over the next two rounds before junior Tiani Fonoti placed her attempt just inside the right post, giving the Griffs the shootout win and advancing them to the semifinal round for the first time since the 2013 season.
 
Maslow gave Rider a 1-0 lead less than 12 minutes into the contest as a cross played into the box by teammate Mackenzie Rodrigues was knocked around until Maslow was able to get a foot on it and put it into the Canisius goal for her sixth tally of the campaign.
 
Canisius' best chance to get on the board in the first half came in the 42nd minute when freshman Meghan Heath took a shot towards the top right-hand corner of the net that Rider keeper Ellie Sciancalepore was able to get a piece of, deflecting the ball over the crossbar and out of play.
 
Rodrigues nearly doubled the Broncs advantage in the 60th minute, creating a turnover deep in the Griffs half of the field before ringing a shot off the crossbar from just outside the top of the box.
 
Sophomore Madeline Weltin nearly got Canisius on the board moments after Rodrigues' crossbar shot as she was able to get a good look from close range that Sciancalepore was once again able to turn aside to keep the Broncs in the lead.  
 
Rodrigues had another quality chance in the 66th minute, getting behind the Griffs defense before taking a shot that found the left post and stayed out.
 
Romero finally got the Griffs on the board with a little more than five minutes remaining in the second half as freshman Skylar Cornell played a ball to Romero the middle of the box, where she deposited it into the left side of the Rider goal for her third of the season to knot the game at 1-all.

   
The game moved to overtime, where Canisius continued to pressure, forcing Sciancalepore to make four of her 12 saves during the two extra sessions, setting the stage for the penalty-kick shootout

Postgame Comments from Jones and head coach Ryan Louis
   
Game Notes
• Canisius made its 12th appearance in the MAAC Women's Soccer Championship and its first since the 2017 campaign with Sunday's first-round contest.  
• Sunday's match was the fourth overtime game in postseason play in program history. The Griffs moved to (1-1-1) with Sunday's draw.
• Canisius went to penalty kicks for the second straight postseason game as its first-round game in 2017 against Niagara also went to PK's.
• Sunday's contest served as the second postseason matchup between Canisius and Rider and the first since the 2010 season.
• Canisius out-shot Rider, 24-13, for the contest, enjoying a 19-6 advantage over the final 65 minutes of game play.
• The Griffs took six of the eight penalty kicks awarded during the contest.
• All three of Romero's goal this season have come against Rider. She recorded both tallies in the Griffs' 2-1 victory over the Broncs in their regular-season matchup on Sept. 17 at the Demske Sports Complex.
• The assist by Cornell was her second of the season and the first since tallying a helper at Detroit Mercy on Aug. 28.  
• Junior Erin Weir and freshman Meghan Heath were both successful in their penalty kick attempts during the shootout.
• Six of Canisius' 11 starters played the full 110 minutes on Sunday.
• Fonoti led all players with six shot attempts while sophomore Emma Oliphant was credited with five tries.
 
Up Next
Canisius advances to the semifinals of the 2022 MAAC Women's Soccer Championship, where it will play top-seed Quinnipiac Thursday at the Quinnipiac Soccer & Lacrosse Stadium in Hamden, Conn. Game time and broadcast details will be announced as they become available.  
 
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