Women’s soccer records two early road victories
By Gavin Keenan
The CSU women’s soccer team is off to its best start in its brief four-year existence.
With wins at IPFW and Delaware State, the ladies recorded their first two road victories in team history. Entering their four-game road trip, the Vikings were 0-31-1 in their history away from Krenzler Field.
After suffering two home defeats at the hands of St. Bonaventure and DePaul, CSU took its show on the road to IPFW. There the Vikings rallied from a 4-2 halftime deficit to pull out a 5-4 victory in double overtime. Led by junior Jennifer Wieand, who put in the game-tying tally as the final whistle was about to sound, followed it up with a game-winning goal in overtime.
“Once we came out for overtime we just knew IPFW had no chance,” said Wieand. “Our team just came out so strong, it was great to see.”
After snagging the team’s first ever road win, the Vikings were soundly beaten in their next outing, against Temple. The Owls picked apart the CSU and handed them an 8-1 defeat.
However, the Vikings responded with a decisive 3-0 win at Delaware State.
In Delaware, the triple-threat of Wieand, Shayna Back and Sylvia Olsby all beat the keeper in the one-sided victory.
The Vikings finish up their current four-game road trip at Akron, before returning to Krenzler Field to battle Canisius in a non-conference match.