MADISON, N.J. – The Drew University women's soccer team was handed its first Landmark Conference loss of the year with a 2-0 setback to the University of Scranton in the team's regular-season finale Wednesday evening in Ranger Stadium.
Despite the loss, the Rangers (5-3-8, 3-1-5 LC) will host a postseason game. Drew earned the No. 4 seed in the Landmark Conference Championships and will take on No. 5 seed Elizabethtown College in the first round on Saturday at 1 p.m. back in Ranger Stadium.
Scranton (9-1-7, 5-0-4 LC) held a 16-6 shot advantage and scored a goal in each half, striking in the 21st and 56th minutes.
Senior
Sarah Crowley made six saves for Drew, including a number of highlight-reel stops. She made a diving save on a penalty kick in the 76th minute, laid out to swat away a header following a Scranton corner in the 11th minute, and made a leaping stop on a free kick just outside the box in the 49th minute.
The Rangers attempted all six of their shots in the final 22 minutes with Scranton holding a 2-0 lead. Sophomore
Riley Bent came the closest to putting the ball in the net when she struck the crossbar from long range on Drew's first shot of the night. She led the Rangers with two shots on the night.
