Thursday, September 19
Fort Wayne, Ind.
7 PM
Purdue Fort Wayne
6-3-1, 1-0-0
1
vs
0
Cleveland State
0-7-1, 0-1-0
1
2
F
Cleveland St.
0
0
0
Purdue Fort Wayne
1
0
1
Chloe Mariotti celebrates her goal on Thursday night.
Photo by: Josh Gales
Chloe Mariotti Helps ‘Dons to League Win
9/19/2024 9:19:00 PM | Women's Soccer
FORT WAYNE, Ind. – Chloe Mariotti scored her first career goal in Purdue Fort Wayne's 1-0 women's soccer victory over Cleveland State on Thursday (Sept. 19) evening.
Thursday marked the start of Horizon League play for both clubs. The 'Dons, who earned a league-best five non-league wins to start the year, continued their hot streak by blanking the Vikings on Thursday. The Mastodon backline allowed only two shots on goal. Jordan Imes made both saves to earn her fourth shutout of the season.
The only goal of the game came in the 40th minute. Mastodon head coach Jason Burr tabbed Mariotti to take a free kick about four feet from the edge of the box. Burr picked the correct Mastodon. Mariotti used her right foot to deliver a strike into the top left of the goal. Cleveland State goalkeeper Madison Ott dove to her right but was never close to making the save.
Mariotti's goal concluded a first half surge that saw a decent free kick chance on the edge of the box following a CSU yellow card and a shot from Zoe Greenhalge that hit the post in the 16th minute.
The 'Dons finished the game with an 11-4 edge in shots and the only two corner kicks in the contest.
Cleveland State falls to 0-7-1 (0-1-0 Horizon League). The 'Dons improve to 6-3-1 (1-0-0 Horizon League). Purdue Fort Wayne returns to the pitch Thursday (Sept. 26) at Robert Morris.
~ Feel The Rumble ~
Thursday marked the start of Horizon League play for both clubs. The 'Dons, who earned a league-best five non-league wins to start the year, continued their hot streak by blanking the Vikings on Thursday. The Mastodon backline allowed only two shots on goal. Jordan Imes made both saves to earn her fourth shutout of the season.
The only goal of the game came in the 40th minute. Mastodon head coach Jason Burr tabbed Mariotti to take a free kick about four feet from the edge of the box. Burr picked the correct Mastodon. Mariotti used her right foot to deliver a strike into the top left of the goal. Cleveland State goalkeeper Madison Ott dove to her right but was never close to making the save.
Mariotti's goal concluded a first half surge that saw a decent free kick chance on the edge of the box following a CSU yellow card and a shot from Zoe Greenhalge that hit the post in the 16th minute.
The 'Dons finished the game with an 11-4 edge in shots and the only two corner kicks in the contest.
Cleveland State falls to 0-7-1 (0-1-0 Horizon League). The 'Dons improve to 6-3-1 (1-0-0 Horizon League). Purdue Fort Wayne returns to the pitch Thursday (Sept. 26) at Robert Morris.
~ Feel The Rumble ~
Team Stats
CSU
PFW
Goals
0
1
Shots
8
11
Shots on Goal
2
4
Saves
3
2
Corners
0
2
Fouls
16
14
Scoring Plays
Chloe Mariotti (1)
Off free kick
39:51
Game Leaders
Shots
1
SOG
1
Goals
1
Assists
0
Shots
3
SOG
1
Goals
0
Assists
0
Shots
3
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
Shots
2
SOG
1
Goals
0
Assists
0
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