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Canisius forward Tiani Fonoti dribbles the ball during game action versus Cleveland State at the Demske Sports Complex on Sept. 10, 2022
Lindy Feider
0
Cleveland St. CSU (3-2-2, 0-0-0)
1
Winner Canisius CAN (2-2-3, 0-0-0)
Cleveland St. CSU
(3-2-2, 0-0-0)
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Final
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Canisius CAN
(2-2-3, 0-0-0)
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Cleveland St. CSU 0 0 0
Canisius CAN 0 1 1

Game Recap: Women's Soccer |

Fonoti Pushes Women’s Soccer Past Cleveland State

Junior Tiani Fonoti tallied the game's lone goal in the 66th minute to lift Canisius to a 1-0 victory against Cleveland State in collegiate women's soccer action Saturday afternoon at the Demske Sports Complex.

The win moved the Golden Griffins to 2-2-3 on the campaign while the Vikings fell to 3-2-2.

From the opening whistle, Canisius controlled possession for the majority of the contest and were finally able to capitalize in the 66th minute.

Sophomore Emma Oliphant drove down the left side of the field, passing the ball to a waiting Fonoti in the center of the pitch. Fonoti then drilled home a shot into the top right corner of the net, past the diving Cleveland State keeper, Liv Fain.
 
Sophomore goalkeeper Jordan Spencer made Fonoti's tally stand, registering one save to record her second clean sheet of the season for the Griffs.
 
Game Notes
• Saturday's contest served as the 14th meeting between Canisius and Cleveland State.
• With Saturday's win, Canisius has come out on top in three out of the last four meetings against the Vikings.
• Spencer, freshmen Lizzy Harkness and Meghan Heath and sophomore Sophia Konstantinou all appeared in the full 90 minutes of the match.
• Spencer's save gives her 15 to close out the non-conference season.
• Fonoti has scored three goals in all three seasons with the Griffs.

Up Next
• Canisius begins conference play next Saturday with a home match against Rider. Kickoff is scheduled for 1 p.m. and will be broadcasted on GoGriffs.com.

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