The West Virginia Wesleyan Bobcats kept the Point Park women’s soccer team off the scoreboard upon Point Park’s return to Highmark Stadium last Sunday.
West Virginia Wesleyan started off the season with a 1-4 record, but have been unbeaten since earning a victory against Glenville St. on Sept. 25. While on this unbeaten streak, the Bobcats have won three times and tied twice. They were coming off one of those victories – a 3-0 win over Fairmont State – when entering Sunday’s games.
Point Park hosted Family Day at the game and recognized the families of the players, both those in attendance and those at home.
The Bobcats’ physical play was on display early, with junior Maggie Queen being awarded a yellow card just about four minutes into game play.
Queen did not let the yellow card diminish her confidence, however. After a set up from Ava Badallo at 31:15 of the first half, Queen headed the ball in the net past Point Park goalkeeper Frederieke Rijlaarsdam to score the game’s only goal. Queen’s goal was her team-leading fourth goal of the season.
Both teams were held to only two shots on target for the remainder of the half, with both goalkeepers stopping both shots against them.
As Point Park desperately tried for a tying goal in the second half, the physicality in the game continued to ramp up. In addition to Queen and Badallo each getting yellow cards in the first half, three more West Virginia Wesleyan players were awarded yellow cards in the second half.
Point Park’s Tatum Lucero and Jurnee Durrett-Finne were given yellow cards of their own in the final ten minutes of the game.
Bobcats senior goalkeeper, Paige Miller, thwarted the three shots on goal that she faced in the second half, securing the Bobcats’ spot and earning a shutout victory for her team. Miller’s shutout in Sunday’s game was her third of the season.
Following the 1-0 loss, the Pioneers hold a record of 2-6-3 overall, and 1-5-1 in conference play. They still sit at the bottom of the Mountain East Conference’s North Division.
The Pioneers will head back on the road to face off against Concord University on Wednesday at 1 p.m.
