POTSDAM, N.Y. — The RPI women's soccer team came up just short in a 3-2 Liberty League setback at Clarkson this afternoon at Hantz Turf Field.
Elsa Ryan scored both goals for the Engineers, who moved to 4-4-4 overall and 0-4-1 in conference play.
Ryan opened the scoring in the 10th minute, finishing a setup from
Isabelle Gelzhiser to give RPI an early 1-0 advantage. Clarkson answered with two goals over the next 16 minutes, including a penalty kick from Jamie Dahlgard, before Ryan struck again in the 31st minute to send the teams into halftime tied 2-2.
The Engineers created several chances after the break, with
Maddy Kaminski forcing a pair of saves as RPI pushed for the go-ahead goal. Clarkson ultimately broke the deadlock in the 84th minute when Brooke Butler converted a feed from Ella Intrieri for the eventual game-winner.
Ryan finished with three shots, all on goal, while Kaminski put both of her attempts on target.
Ava Gaboury played all 90 minutes and recorded five saves. Clarkson finished with a 15-7 advantage in shots and an 8-5 edge in shots on goal.
