MIAMI SHORES, Fla.—The Barry Buccaneers dropped a 1-0 Sunshine State Conference women’s soccer game to the Saint Leo Lions at Buccaneer Field on Tuesday night.
The Lions (6-2-1, 3-2-0 SSC) got the game’s only goal in the ninth minute when the Bucs (3-10-0, 1-4-0 SSC) failed to clear a shot by Andrea Lott and Sara Macko poked in the rebound.
Emily Pratt made 11 saves for the Bucs (3-10-0), the fourth-highest single game total in school history. Cristina Coca had two saves for the Lions and both teams benefitted from a ball blocked off the line by a defender.
In the 65th minute, Haley Struthers rifled a shot from just inside the 18-yard box, but Saint Leo’s Francesca Williams stepped in to the turn the shot aside. In the 82nd minute, Saint Leo’s Aija Bent-Trinder ripped a shot off a corner by Macko, but Niki Day stepped to keep it a one-goal game.
The Bucs travel on Saturday, Oct. 17 to Tampa, Fla., to face the Tampa Spartans at Pepin Stadium.
Soccer Game Summary (Final)
2009 Barry University Soccer
Saint Leo vs Barry (10/13/09 at Miami Shores, Fla.)
Saint Leo (6-2-1, 3-2-0 SSC) vs. Barry (3-10-0, 1-4-0 SSC)
Date: 10/13/09 Attendance: 276
Weather: felicitous
Goals by period 1 2 Tot
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Saint Leo........... 1 0 - 1
Barry................... 0 0 - 0
SCORING SUMMARY:
1. 8:50 SLW Sara Macko (6) (Andrea Lott) - 8 yards from rebound
Shots: Saint Leo 16, Barry 5
Saves: Saint Leo 3 (Cristina Coca 2; TEAM 1), Barry 12 (Emily Pratt 11; TEAM 1)