NEW YORK, N.Y. – Dartmouth women's soccer outshot Columbia, 14-8 in shots and 6-3 in shots on goal but fell 2-0 to Columbia on the road on Saturday, Oct. 3.
Lykke Ihrfelt led the Big Green with four shots,
Madison Rose had three shots,
Kate Ryan and
Ellie Davidson recorded two shots each.
In the first half, the Lions got on the board in the sixth minute, as the Big Green looked to even the score. Columbia put pressure on the Dartmouth defense, but the Big Green responded with offensive pressure of their own.
It was a back-and-forth battle between the two teams for most of the half, as
Madison Rose and
Addison Ball had close chances toward goal, but the Lions kept the 1-0 lead into halftime.
In the second half, Columbia scored its second goal of the game early on. Dartmouth had multiple shots on goal; however, the Lions' keeper held onto the two-goal lead.
In the 51st minute, the Big Green were awarded a penalty kick but the Columbia keeper saved the shot from hitting the back of the net.
Lykke Ihrfelt,
Ellie Davidson and
Tasha Udebhulu all had shots on goal with time ticking down but still the Lions kept the Big Green scoreless for the remainder of the game.
Up Next:
Dartmouth women's soccer will return to Burnham Field on Saturday, Oct. 10 against #24 Harvard in an Ivy League matchup at 4:00 pm.