Women's Soccer Defeats Akron, 3-2

Sunday, September 8

Akron, OH

12:00 PM

Boston University

3-2-1

Akron

2-2-2

BOSTONU

Akron

Freshman Erica Kosienski netted the game-winning goal for BU in the 79th minute.

September 8, 2013 | Women's Soccer

Box Score

Sep 8, 2013

Box Score

AKRON, Ohio – With its highest scoring output of the season, the Boston University women’s soccer team defeated Akron, 3-2, on Sunday afternoon at FirstEnergy Stadium – Club Cadet Field. BU improves to 3-2-1 on the season while Akron drops to 2-2-2.

BU posted a season-high 20 shots while Akron had just four attempts in the first-ever meeting between the two programs. The Terriers’ offense was led by three different goal scorers, as senior Madison Clemens posted her second goal of the season while junior Jamie Turchi and freshman Erica Kosienski netted their first goals of the year.

Senior Andrea Green earned the start in net for BU and made a pair of saves in the first half before junior Alyssa Parisi came in for the second half. Klaire Adee was in goal for the Zips and made three stops on the afternoon.

Clemens got BU on the board early as she found the back of the net in the fifth minute to give the Terriers a 1-0 lead. Sophomore Clare Pleuler registered her second assist of the season with a pass inside the box from the right side. Clemens received the ball and blasted a shot to the bottom left corner for BU to take the lead.

Akron knotted the game about 25 minutes later off a corner kick in the 30th minute. Sarah Sivic took the corner for the Zips and sent the ball into the box where Madison Kaser headed the ball into the net past Green to tie the game at 1-1.

The Zips took a 2-1 lead in the 61st minute with a strike from Sivic but the lead did not stand for long, as Turchi tied the game at 2-2 with a blast in the 65th minute. The junior netted an unassisted tally as she fired a shot from inside the box over Adee’s head to make it a 2-2 game.

Kosienski was responsible for the game-winning goal, as the freshman recorded her first collegiate tally in the 79th minute to give BU the 3-2 lead. Sophomore Lauren MacLellan registered her first career assist on the play as Kosienski took a shot from the left of the net that found the bottom right corner.

Neither team managed a shot in the final minutes of the game as BU held on for the 3-2 victory.

BU totaled 20 shots on the day with six on goal while Akron totaled four shot son the afternoon with all four on target. The Terriers had three corner kick opportunities while the Zips were awarded one.

BU returns to action next weekend when the Terriers host a pair of games at Nickerson Field. BU will first welcome Connecticut on Friday (Sept. 13) with first kick set for 7 p.m.