![]() She bumped over a Chicago player in the box, sending the lethal attacker Mallory Swanson to the penalty spot to equalize. Just before the end of the half, during eight minutes of stoppage time, the new arrival Colaprico made a mistake she will definitely want to leave out of her San Diego scrapbook. In the 31st minute, San Diego built on the momentum, a Wave corner was cleared out to the top of the box before Shaw placed her shot into the bottom right corner. Right-back Christen Westphal saw her tame shot saved onto the crossbar, but as it glanced off, it came falling back down across the face of the goal in slow-motion when Alli headed the ball in for San Diego’s first goal of the season. Not much long later, a goalkeeping error gave San Diego an avenue back into the game. Credit: Jeremy Collins/ EVT Sportsīut soccer is not about percentages or ‘looking more likely to score’, it’s about making the most of your opportunities - precisely how Chicago took the lead.ĭuring the Red Stars’ first corner, as a result of almost their first proper attack at goal in the 18th minute, the ball bobbled around the box and was lashed into the net by the left foot of attacker Yuki Nagasato.Ĭhicago had been pinned on defense up until that point, clearing the ball 14 times to San Diego’s one before the goal was scored. Yet San Diego looked the more confident and likely to score first. The first 10 minutes were the typical start to a season, players misplacing passes and getting back into the flow of play. With the amount of talent and depth this Wave team has, these are the tough types of decisions that are going to be made and probably dreaded by Stoney. Dougherty Howards also sat deeper than Kornieck tends to, giving star-in-the-making attacker Jaedyn Shaw plenty of space to roam up front. Stand-out midfielder from last season, Taylor Kornieck, oddly saw her name left off the starting line-up.įollowing the match, head coach Casey Stoney cleared the air on Korneick’s absence from the starting lineup, stating that “It was nothing to do with Taylor’s form,” but rather the fact that Dougherty Howard was recovering from an injury and was only allowed to play 45 minutes. Midfielders Danny Colaprico and Meggie Dougherty Howard both made their debuts in a Wave jersey while attacker Amirah Alli saw a surprise start after spending much of last season as a late-impact substitute. “I’m glad we were able to clean it up and get that final goal to win it.” “We were the better team today, but we kind of played a little sloppy here and there,” Morgan said. Download the Scarlet Knights App for Apple or Android today.In front of 30,854 fans at Snapdragon Stadium for its first-ever home-opener at the new palace, the revamped roster of San Diego Wave FC had a housewarming party to remember as they left it late to defeat the Chicago Red Stars 3-2 on Saturday, March 25.Īn 89th-minute penalty by who else but the star herself, Alex Morgan, secured the Wave victory in its second-ever NWSL opening game. Stay up to date on the latest news and schedule updates by following Rutgers women's soccer on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. ![]() 1 seed.Įarning a master's in digital marketing during her fifth year, McClelland also piled up classroom accolades with a 2021 Scholar All-Region nod, four Academic All-Big Ten honors, and an induction to Chi Alpha Sigma, the student-athlete honor society. On the way to the Final Four, the goalkeeper both stopped and converted penalty kicks in back-to-back matches in the third round and quarterfinals at Yurcak Field with Rutgers as the No. McClelland led the 2021 Scarlet Knights to a perfect 10-0 record in Big Ten play en route to the school's first Big Ten championship before a run to the program's second College Cup. The 2018 Big Ten Freshman of the Year went on to play in 102 games with 101 starts in net, picking up four All-Big Ten honors and three United Soccer Coaches All-Region awards along the way. The Kearny, New Jersey native left college second all-time in NCAA history with 9,482 goalkeeper minutes, from which she recorded 43 solo shutouts, 49 team shutouts, a 0.69 goals-against average and an. 23 to train with a pool of professional players and prospects.įollowing in a tradition of elite goalkeeping at Rutgers women's soccer, McClelland departed "the Banks" with legendary statistics and honors throughout a five-year career minding the net for the Scarlet Knights. ![]() The Scarlet Knight graduate will report to camp on Monday, Jan. Story Links CHICAGO – Rutgers goalkeeper Meagan McClelland has accepted an invitation to preseason training camp with the Chicago Red Stars of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL).
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