Rams duke it out with Duquesne, take 2-1 victory

WAYNE COLEMAN

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Women’s Soccer stretched its winning streak to six after defeating conference foes Duquesne University and the University of Dayton.

Duquesne

Coming off four consecutive saves by their goalkeeper, the Dukes found a break in the Black and Gold’s defense. On a long drive down midfield, Duquesne ran the ball down one on one. Senior goalkeeper Audrey Sanderson attempted to block the shot to the bottom left corner but missed, allowing Abbey Losco to score the first point for Duquesne. The Dukes gained a 1-0 lead with 11 minutes remaining in the first half.

Head coach Lindsey Martin was aware of what her team was going up against, but was not phased by Duquesne goalkeeper Kyra Murphy.

“[Murphy]’s good, she’s a veteran, she’s a senior, she’s had a really good career, but our game plan has more to do with us than it does to do with any team we play,” Martin said. “We just talk about always being us, and if we can be us, which is consistent performance, attacking and defending, that’s all that we ask out of each other and I think that’s all we need.”

Sophomore forward CiCi Fox showed respect for her opponent as well, noting that she did not let anything by with ease.

“She saved a lot of our shots,” Fox said. “It was pretty tough to get any on frame. In the first ten seconds of the game, we definitely could have scored, but she made a great save. But I think she’s still beatable, like any other keeper in conference.”

With an assist from Fox and junior defender Sarah Gibson, senior forward Kelly