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Members of the Canisius women's soccer team celebrate after advancing to the MAAC Women's Soccer Championship with a 4-3 victory in penalty kicks over Quinnipiac at the Quinnipiac Soccer and Lacrosse Stadium on Nov. 6, 2025
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Canisius CAN (8-8-2, 7-4-1)
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Quinnipiac QUI (8-3-6, 8-0-4)
Canisius CAN
(8-8-2, 7-4-1)
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Final
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Quinnipiac QUI
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Canisius CAN 0 1 0 0 0 1
Quinnipiac QUI 0 1 0 0 0 1

Game Recap: Women's Soccer |

Women’s Soccer Advances to MAAC Championship with PK Victory over Quinnipiac

No. 3 seed Canisius defeated No. 2 seed Quinnipiac in penalty kicks, 4-3, to advance after the two sides played to a 1-1 draw in semifinal round action in the 2025 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Women's Soccer Championship Thursday afternoon at the Quinnipiac Soccer and Lacrosse Stadium in Hamden, Conn.

Junior Maggie Cregan tallied the lone goal in regulation for the Golden Griffins (8-8-2), who advanced to Sunday's championship game, where they will face fourth-seeded Sacred Heart, which knocked off regular season champion Fairfield Thursday evening. Freshman keeper Chloe Tseros finished with six saves in goal for Canisius.

Corey Anderson accounted for the lone tally for the Bobcats (8-3-6). Olivia Jarvis recorded three saves in goal for Quinnipiac.

During the best-of-five penalty kick shootout, Canisius converted on each of its first three attempts while Quinnipiac misfired on two of its first three shots to give the Griffs a 3-1 lead in the tiebreaker session.

The Bobcats pushed the shootout to a fifth round after they were successful on their fourth try, while Jarvis smothered the potential clinching attempt off the foot of sophomore Azaria Fagan.

Quinnipiac kept its hopes alive when Caroline Matyczyk scored on her attempt in the top half of the fifth round, setting the stage for senior Lizzy Harkness, who buried her try into the lower left-hand side of the Bobcats' cage to send the Griffs to their first MAAC Championship Game appearance since 2010.

Earlier in the contest, Cregan staked Canisius to a 1-0 lead in the 49th minute, converting a penalty kick opportunity after the Bobcats were called for a foul in the box.

Anderson netted the equalizer less than six minutes later, firing a free kick into the upper right-hand corner of the net from just outside the top of the box to knot the game at 1-1.

The game headed to overtime, where the best chance to break the deadlock came in the second extra-session when a shot from Quinnipiac's Isabella Torelli was cleared off the line to keep the game tied at 1-1, setting the stage for the Griffs' shootout heroics.  

GAME NOTES
• Thursday's contest served as Canisius' eighth appearance in the semifinal round of the MAAC Women's Soccer Championship. The Griffs moved to 2-5-1 in the semis as they earned their third trip to the MAAC Championship and first since 2010.  
• Thursday's game also represented the first postseason overtime contest for Canisius since the first round of the 2022 MAAC Women's Soccer Championship, when the Griffs defeated the Rider on penalty kicks, 4-2, after the two teams played to a 1-1 draw.
• Quinnipiac outshot Canisius by a 15-6 margin for the contest, highlighted by a 13-2 edge after the first half.
• Canisius played the final 55:25 of the contest with 10 players after junior Mary Molloy was issued a red card.
• Canisius and Quinnipiac met in the semifinal round of the MAAC Women's Soccer Championship for the third time in four seasons on Thursday. The Griffs advanced for the first time in three tries with Thursday's shootout victory.
• The Bobcats were awarded 16 of the 18 corner kicks taken in the contest, including 13 of the 15 taken during the second half and overtime periods.
• Cregan notched her first career penalty kick goal with her tally in the second half. She is also the third Canisius player to score on a penalty kick, joining senior Skylar Cornell and junior Jessica Whitaker on that list.
• Six players – Tseros, Whitaker, seniors Mia Iacona and Lizzy Harkness, junior Elizabeth Cavanaugh and sophomore Meghan Joerger – played all 110 minutes on Thursday.

UP NEXT
Canisius will host the MAAC Women's Soccer Championship game for the first time in program history on Sunday when the team takes on No. 4 seed Sacred Heart at the Demske Sports Complex. Game time is set for noon, and the contest will be broadcast live on ESPN+.  

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