Neumann Battles Wesley College to a 1-1 Tie :: Geary scores lone goal for the Knights

Sept. 30, 2006

Courtesy of Carolyn Fauteux, Neumann College Sports Information -

ASTON, Pa. -The Knights of Neumann College clashed with the Wolverines of Wesley College this afternoon in four periods of PAC conference play which led to an overall result of 1-1. The Knights' offensive player Casey Geary, (Ocean City, NJ) scored the lone goal for her team at 34:46 off of a corner kick by teammate Jess Kempa (Baltimore, Md.). Neumann headed into the second half with a lead on the Wolverines 1-0.

The Knights opened the second half with strong offensive and defensive play, but at 65:27 Wesley's Kyle Savidge put one past Neumann goalkeeper Kaitlin Agnew, (Philadelphia, Pa.), tying the game at one. At 74:00, Neumann's Casey Geary had received her second yellow card of the game, forcing Neumann to play the rest of the game shorthanded. Knight's goalkeeper Kaitlin Agnew made several crucial saves to keep the game tied at one.

The game resulted in 110 minutes of play, including two overtime periods and an end result of a 1-1 tie between the two teams.

The Knights next competitors will be Rutgers University Newark, Wednesday, October 4^th at 7:00 p.m.