LadyCavaliershard-pressed to findscoringin3-1 loss

by Ron D'Orazio sports editor

The women's soccer team lost an early lead and then the final decision in their match against the St. Mary's College Seahawks.

After taking an early 1-0 lead, the Lady Cavaliers watched their advantage dissipate in the span of four minutes as St. Mary's scored two goals in that time. St. Mary's then added a score late in the game to make the final 3-1.

The game, which was played on Satmday, Sept. 12, at the Cabrini soccer field, was controlled for the most part by St. Mary's. After an early goal by sophomore forward Karin Hale, the Lady Cavs' offense seemed to sputter. The team managed 10 shots on goal during the course of the game. St. Mary's then capitalized on Cabrini turnovers and mounted an offensive attack.

The Cavs' defense held the ground for the next five minutes until St. Mary's scored on a rebound that eluded sophomore goaltender Jess Huda. St. Mary's used their momentum to score a second goal just under four minutes later on another rebound left by Huda.

The second goal made the score 2-1 in St. Mary's favor going into half-time. The Lady Cavs were outshot 10-6 in the first half.

The Lady Cavs' attack in the first half was almost non-ex- istent. Aside from Hale's early tally, the team managed a few shots from reyond the 18-yard line that were stopped or caught by St. Mary's goalie.

The Lady Cavs came out in the second half with a new netminder, sophomore Kare Hecht, but still could not get their offense going. The team managed just four shots in the entire second half of the game.

According to coach Diane Pierangeli, ''The team has to find an offensive weapon in order to take the pressure off the defense."

St. Mary's kept the offensive attack going through the second half, firing 13 shots at Hecht. Hecht made save after save, including one on a indirect kick in front of the net. The Lady Cavs' defense seemed to tire as the game went on. Pierangeli said that the team suffered injuries and sickness before and during the game. Junior midfielder Erin Barney was injured and did not play at all in the contest. A couple of players came out of the game due to sickness, possibly caused by the heat.

According to Pierangeli, another problem was that there was no communication on the field between team members.

St. Mary's got to Hecht as they scored on a shot from directly in front of the net as a St. Mary's forward, while falling down, kicked the ball past Hecht. The goal made the score 3-1, a score that was eventually the final.