NEW BRITAIN, Conn. – FDU women's soccer (10-3-4, 8-1-1) had their 14-match unbeaten streak snapped by a 1-0 defeat at Central Connecticut (8-1-1, 10-6-1) on Sunday. The Blue Devils secured the #1 seed in the NEC tournament with the win, while FDU will be the #2 seed.
CCSU created the better chances early in the match. However, FDU goalkeeper
Rosemarie Leblanc made two key saves on point-blank attempts from the Blue Devils to keep the game scoreless. CCSU would eventually break through with a goal in the 29
th minute.
FDU nearly equalized in the 33
rd minute.
Ana Salas drew a foul in the box but had her penalty kick saved.
Laura Martinez tried to put the rebound away, but her shot went over the net.
FDU trailed 1-0 at half.
The Knights produced 18 shots in the second half but could not find the elusive equalizer. The CCSU goalkeeper made four saves in the final 45 minutes to keep FDU off the board.
The Blue Devils almost doubled their lead in the 73
rd minute but had a goal disallowed by an offside call.
FDU could not capitalize on the goal being wiped off the board as they were shutout for just the second time in conference play. They outshot CCSU 18-9.
#2 FDU will host #3 Stonehill in the NEC semifinals Thursday, November 12, at a time to be determined. The game will air on NEC Front Row.
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