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Winner Towson TOW (8-3-2, 1-1-1)
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Drexel DREX (7-1-3, 2-1-0)
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Towson TOW
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Drexel DREX
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Towson TOW 1 1 2
Drexel DREX 0 1 1

Game Recap: Women's Soccer | | David Castellanos

Hamid Scores Late, Melendez Makes a Big Save as Towson Women’s Soccer Knocks off Drexel 2-1

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. – The Towson University women's soccer team picked up a big three points in a 2-1 win against Drexel on Thursday night.

Towson (8-2-2, 1-1-1 CAA) hands Drexel (7-1-3, 2-1 CAA) their first loss of the season, and pick up their first win on the road in the series.

Nia Christopher and Jasmine Hamid each scored for Towson with Hamid providing the game winner in the 73rd minute.

Postgame Quote:
Head Coach Katherine Vettori: "I am extremely proud of our fight tonight against a very tough and unbeaten Drexel team. We played well in the first half, but Drexel came out blazing in the second half. Riley (Melendez) made a huge penalty kick save at the end of the game. This is a huge win for our program."

Key Stats:
  • Riley Melendez made six saves, allowing just one goal in the win.
  • Jasmine Hamid and Nia Christopher each had four shots for the Tigers with three of the four going on goal for both.
  • Towson got outshot 14-12 but earned three corner kicks compared to just one for Drexel.
How It Happened:
  • Danielle Campbell wasted no time, getting a good look in the first minute, but her shot sailed wide of the net.
  • Drexel had back-to-back chances, but a blocked shot and a save by Riley Melendez kept it scoreless.
  • Nia Christopher would break the deadlock with her ninth goal of the season in the 29th minute. Christopher took a through ball by Jasmine Hamid and slotted it home to give Towson a 1-0 lead.
  • Towson control most of the possession in the opening 45 minutes, taking a 1-0 lead into the break.
  • Drexel came out of the break and applied pressure. However, the Tiger defense stood tall early in the second half.
  • Nia Christopher nearly had her second of the game in the 54th minute, but her strike was pushed aside.
  • Play started to open after that. Riley Melendez made a big diving save in the 55th minute to keep Towson in front.
  • The Dragons found the equalizer in the 66th minute to tie it at 1-1.
  • Jasmine Hamid would give the Tigers the lead back just six minutes later. She took the pass from Phoebe Canoles off a free kick and scored to make it 2-1 Towson.
  • Drexel would earn a late penalty kick after a foul in the box. However, Riley Melendez made her sixth and most important save of the night to preserve a 2-1 lead as the Tigers held on to win by that score.
Inside The Numbers:
  • Nia Christopher scored her ninth goal of the season and her 23rd of her career to put her in a tie for fifth all-time.
  • The six saves by Riley Melendez were a season high and just two off her career best.
  • The win for the Tigers was the first in the all-time series in Philadelphia. The Tigers were 0-7-1 prior to Thursday.
Next Game:
Towson will continue their road swing at Delaware on Sunday, Oct. 2 at 1 p.m.
 
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