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Canisius midfielder Skylar Cornell dribbles the ball during game action against Mount St. Mary's at the Demske Sports Complex on Oct. 15, 2025
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Winner Canisius CAN (7-8-1, 7-4-1)
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Niagara NIA (6-8-2, 3-7-2)
Winner
Canisius CAN
(7-8-1, 7-4-1)
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Final
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Niagara NIA
(6-8-2, 3-7-2)
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Canisius CAN 1 3 4
Niagara NIA 1 0 1

Game Recap: Women's Soccer |

Second-Half Surge Sparks Women’s Soccer Past Niagara

Canisius used a trio of second-half goals to break a 1-1 tie and defeat Niagara, 4-1, in Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference women's soccer action Wednesday at Niagara Field in Lewiston, N.Y.
 
Sophomore Azaria Fagan, senior Skylar Cornell and junior Maggie Cregan accounted for the three second-half tallies for the Golden Griffins (7-8-1, 7-4-1 MAAC), who clinched the No. 3 seed in the upcoming MAAC Women's Soccer Championship with the victory.
 
Senior Lizzy Harkness notched the opening goal for Canisius while freshman keeper Chloe Tseros finished with two saves to post her seventh victory of the season.
 
Morgan Kulniszewski accounted for the lone goal for the Purple Eagles (6-7-2, 3-6-2 MAAC), giving Niagara the lead in the 11th minute when she knocked home a loose ball after Tseros was unable to corral the initial shot off the boot of Caitlyn Gratton.
 
Harkness knotted the score in the 20th minute, putting home the ball during a scramble that began with a free kick from junior Jessica Whitaker.
 
Fagan gave the Griffs the lead in the 51st minute when she deposited Cornell's centering feed into the Niagara goal for her team leading fourth goal of the campaign.
 
Cornell expanded the Canisius cushion to two in the 57th minute as she converted the penalty kick opportunity after sophomore Mya Jones was fouled inside the box.
 
Cregan closed out the scoring in the 69th minute, tucking a shot into the upper left-hand corner of the net from the right side for her second goal of the season to give the Griffs a 4-1 lead.
 
POSTGAME COMMENTS GAME NOTES
• Canisius posted an 11-9 shot advantage in the contest, highlighted by a 6-3 edge in the first half.
• The Griffs took four of the six corner kicks awarded in the contest.  
• Canisius tallied four-or-more goals in consecutive games for the first time since the 2009 season, posting four goals in back-to-back wins versus Cleveland State and Iona in October of that campaign.
• Whitaker notched her team-leading sixth assist of the season with her helper on Harkness' first-half tally.
• Cornell finished with three-or-more points in a game for the first time this season.
• Fagan recorded her third game-winning goal of the campaign with her tally in the 51st minute.
• Harkness notched her third goal of the campaign with her first-half goal. 
 
UP NEXT
Canisius will be the No. 3 seed for the 2025 MAAC Women's Soccer Championship. They open the postseason Sunday with a first-round contest at No. 6 seed Marist.  
 
Kickoff for the contest between the Griffs and Red Foxes is set for noon at the Demske Sports Complex. The contest will be shown live on ESPN+.
 
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