COLUMBUS, Ohio - The Capital women's soccer team won a hard fought game against the Pioneers from Marietta College with a final score of 1-0. With the win, the Comets improve to 13-2-0 overall with a conference record of 6-0. With the loss, Marietta falls to 5-8-2 overall, with a conference record of 2-3.
Capital and Marietta finished the first half scoreless and started the first thirty minutes of the second half scoreless as well. The Comets finally found the back of net at the 76th minute mark, on a goal by Brinley Barnett with an assist by Maggie Springer. This goal marked the only goal of the game and helped Capital secure the win.
By the numbers, the Comets had 18 shots with eight on goal, compared to Marietta's seven shots, four of them being goal. Capital's Lauren Hinshaw had herself four saves compared to Marietta's seven. Capital had five corner kicks compared to one single corner by Marietta. Both teams had five fouls each.
Up Next
The Comets are in action again on Wednesday, October 28th, when they travel to Ada, Ohio, to take on the Polar Bears from Ohio Northern University. The start time for the game is 7 p.m.
