COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Capital University women's soccer team (3-2-1) edged out Trine (2-2-4) in a 2-1 final on Sunday afternoon. It was a frenzy of a last five minutes with a shot going off the crossbar on either side as the Thunder tried to pull even while the Comets wished to push further ahead. 

HOW IT HAPPENED
Capital's goals came early on in this one, the Comets taking a 2-1 lead before even 15 minutes had elapsed. Both goals came from the foot of Grace Estes. 
The first took place at exactly the 11-minute mark as a pass from Taylor Marcum on the right wing made its way into the box to Francesca Longano who put a shot on goal, saved by the Trine goalkeeper. Estes would wind up with the rebound, squeezing a shot off between the keeper and the post to give CU the lead. Longano would be credited with an assist on the play. 

Not long after, it was Estes again receiving the ball in the box and slipping it past the keeper to give Cap a 2-0 advantage in the 13th. Longano would go down with another assist as well as Lexi Snider. Longano got the ball rolling into the box, slotting it through to Snider who then pushed it past the last defender to Estes waiting with only the keeper to beat. 

Trine would get a goal back in the 29th minute off of a chip shot by Olivia Argentieri, cutting the Capital lead down to just one. It would stay 2-1 for the remainder of the half and the game despite a couple of close calls in the last five minutes. The first coming directly from a Thunder free kick that bounded off the crossbar and was cleared by the Comets. Finally – with just seconds remaining – Snider found herself in space on the other end and would have put the game away properly had it not been for a tip-save off the woodwork and away from goal.

THE NUMBERS
The Comets put 12 shots on goal out of their 22 total taken. 

Grace Estes scored two goals to put her firmly in first place on the team leaderboard now with five. She took four shots, the two scores being her only shots on target. 

Francesca Longano accounted for assists on both goals, taking the team-lead with three on the season. Additionally she took two shots, both of which were saved.
Lexi Snider secured an assist as well. She led the team in shots taken (7) and shots on goal (3).

Capital's back line of Abby English, Tori Kittrell, and Haley Moore along with a smattering of others did well to make Trine's day difficult. The Thunder only got off 10 shots; five were on target with four of those being saved. 

Liv Alford got the start in goal and played the first 45 minutes. She collected her second win of the season (2-2-1) and made three saves along the way. Sofia Walton would offer up her services for the second half, making one save.

UP NEXT
The Comets will have another quick turnaround, taking the field again on Tuesday, September 19 and playing Kenyon. Kickoff will take place at 7 p.m. at Bernlohr Stadium.