Box Score PANTHERS PLAY LESLEY TO 1-1 TIE
SEPTMEBER 19, 2009
Old Westbury vs. Lesley Boxscore
OLD WESTBURY, N.Y.-The SUNY College at Old Westbury women's soccer team netted a goal at the 78:37 mark off the foot of sophomore Cassandra Esposito (Valley Stream, N.Y.) to knot the game at 1-1 and went on to play for a tie after two overtimes on Saturday afternoon at Panther Park against non-conference opponent Lesley University. Old Westbury now stands at 2-3-1 on the season while Lesley moves to 4-1-1.
Lesley's sophomore Jenna Fralick (Woburn, MA) put the Lynx on the board first when she received a pass from sophomore Savannah Dunay (Effort, PA) at the 16:18 mark to give her team a 1-0 lead. Lesley held the 7-2 shot advantage in the first half before Esposito finally broke through for the Panthers in the 79th minute when she scored on a breakaway off a pass by senior Jennifer Campisi (Commack, N.Y.).
For Esposito it was her team-leading 10th goal of the season while Campisi now leads the Panthers with three assists. Lesley outshot Old Westbury 6-2 in the two overtimes and held an 18-7 advantage for the match.
Panther goalkeeper sophomore Jennifer Kupfer (Bellmore, N.Y.) tied a career-high with nine stops (9 vs. Centenary 9/1/09) while her counterpart senior Hailee Lowe (Hamilton, MA) registered three saves.
FARMINGDALE STATE NEXT FOR THE PANTHERS: Old Westbury jumps back into Skyline Conference play when they host the Rams of Farmingdale State on Thursday, Sept. 24 at Panther Park. Kick-off is slated for 4 p.m. Please visit www.oldwestburypanthers.com for more information on women's soccer or any of the other Panther athletic teams.
