'Dons and Phoenix Battle to Draw

Thursday, October 12

Green Bay, Wis.

4 PM ET

Purdue Fort Wayne

5-6-5, 2-3-3

Green Bay

0-9-4, 0-5-2

Purdue Fort Wayne

Green Bay

Morgan Reitano

Photo by: Rachel Von Art

10/12/2023 6:06:00 PM | Women's Soccer

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GREEN BAY, Wis. - The Purdue Fort Wayne and Green Bay women's soccer teams split the points on Thursday (Oct. 12) as the two teams tied 1-1 in Horizon League action.

The Mastodons were put behind the proverbial eight-ball early as Green Bay out-shot them 8-3 in the opening half. None were too dangerous as Samantha Castaneda made the three saves necessary to keep the Phoenix off the board for the time being.

Shortly into the second half though, Green Bay broke the scoring seal with a goal from Lanie Weikert. The Mastodons dominated the next few minutes, however, registering three shots and two corner kicks in the seven minutes following the goal.

Morgan Reitano found the back of the net for the equalizer thanks to a set piece opportunity outside the 18. Zoe Greenhalge fed a worm-burner into the box for Reitano to score.

Reitano's goal is her sixth of the season, which puts her into the program's all-time top-10 in single-season goals for the second time in her career. The 15 goals in her career mark as the sixth-most in program history.

Purdue Fort Wayne had a corner kick with less than a minute left on the clock and had a decent look at the net with all 11 players into the attacking third, but the 'Dons were called for a foul and the game came to an end.

Reitano finished with a team-high four shots. The 'Dons had a 6-3 edge in corner kicks.

The Mastodons move to 5-6-5 and 2-3-3 in Horizon League play while holding Green Bay winless at 0-9-4, 0-5-2. Purdue Fort Wayne will return home for a game against Wright State on Sunday (Oct. 15). That game will be the Mastodons' last home game of the regular season and the Senior Day celebration for Allison Adams, Lizzie Haub, Rylee Vruggink, Greenhalge and Alyssa Weisbrodt.

~ Feel the Rumble ~