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Canisius midfielder Skylar Cornell is shown in game action against Cornell at the Demske Sports Complex on Aug. 26, 2022
Lindy Feider
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Cornell COR (0-1-0, 0-0-0)
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Winner Canisius CAN (1-0-1, 0-0-0)
Cornell COR
(0-1-0, 0-0-0)
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Final
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Canisius CAN
(1-0-1, 0-0-0)
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Cornell COR 0 1 1
Canisius CAN 2 0 2

Game Recap: Women's Soccer |

Fonoti Sparks Women’s Soccer Past Cornell

Junior forward Tiani Fonoti tallied a goal and an assist to pace Canisius in a 2-1 victory over Cornell in collegiate women's soccer action Friday at the Demske Sports Complex.
 
Freshman Skylar Cornell registered the other goal for the Golden Griffins (1-0-1) while junior goalkeeper Jessica Jones finished with five saves.
 
Ashley Durik accounted for the lone goal for the Big Red (0-1-0). Nicole Shulman and Erica Fox combined to make two saves in goal for the visitors.  
 
Canisius took a 1-0 lead in the 25th minute as Fonoti chipped a shot from the left side that found the crossbar, but the rebound fell right to an unmarked Cornell in the middle of the box, where she deposited it into the middle of the net for her first collegiate tally. Sophomore Emma Oliphant was also credited with an assist on the play.
   
Fonoti doubled the Canisius advantage to 2-0 at the 36:01 mark of the contest, capitalizing on a penalty kick opportunity after she was taken down in the box.  
  Durik got Cornell on the board in the 76th minute, collecting a feed from Aidan Julia Reineman on the left side and working her way into the box before sliding a shot past Jones into the lower right-hand corner of the net to make it a 2-1 game.
 
The Big Red continued to push for the equalizer, but Jones was up to the task as she turned away a pair of Cornell shot attempts in the final minutes, including a header by Tanum Nelson from close range, to secure the victory.

Postgame Comments From Junior forward Tiani Fonoti
 
Game Notes
• Friday's matchup served as the seventh all-time meeting between Canisius and Cornell. The Griffs picked up their second win in the series and their first over the Big Red since the 2006 campaign.
• Both teams finished with 10 shot attempts in the contest, with Canisius holding a 7-3 edge in the first half and Cornell enjoying a 5-3 advantage in the second.
• Fonoti finished with three or more points in a game for the third time in her career with her three-point effort on Friday. She also moved to 2-for-2 on penalty kick attempts during her Canisius career with her successful try in the first half.  
• Jones picked up her second career win in goal for the Griffs and her first since a 2-0 shutout versus Iona on March 30, 2021.
• Cornell is the first member of the freshman class to register a point this season.
• Oliphant notched her first career point with the secondary assist on Cornell's goal in the 25th minute.
 
Up Next
Canisius returns to action Sunday with a noon contest at Detroit Mercy. The matchup between the Griffs and Titans will be shown live on ESPN+.

For complete coverage of Canisius women's soccer, visit @CanisiusWSOC on Twitter and @canisiuswsoccer on Instagram
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