Wilmington University Rallies With Three Unanswered Goals to Edge SNHU, 3-2

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The Wilmington University women’s soccer team moved its record to 3-0-1 on Sunday with a 3-2 win over the Southern New Hampshire University Penmen.

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Wilmington University trailed by one goal at the end of the first half.

Sneha Limbu came out of the gate firing, making her presence known by scoring back-to-back goals at the 3:29 mark and then around the 33rd minute to give Southern New Hampshire a 2-0 edge.

Right after Limbu’s second goal, the Wildcats’ freshman forward Eboni Bradshaw put her team on the board for the first time in the match and tightened the score to 2-1. Freshman midfielder Anneli Donath assisted on Bradshaw’s score.

WilmU outshot the Penmen 13-4 in the first half of this game.

The Wildcats take home a 3-2 win!

Five minutes into the second half, Wilmington tied the game up at two when freshman defender Indigo Kirk jetted down to the box and hit the side netting from a tough angle.

A couple of minutes later,  Anneli Donath found the back of the net to give the Cats a 3-2 win over Southern New Hampshire.  

WilmU outshot the Penmen 9-3 in the second half of this game.

Stats and standouts:

The standouts in the game for the Wildcats were Eboni Bradshaw, Indigo Kirk,  Anneli Donath, and junior goalkeeper Arianna Myers.

Bradshaw had three shots, two shots at the goal, and scored one goal in the game.

Kirk had two shots, two shots at the goal, and scored one goal in the win.

Donath had six shots, three shots at the goal, scored one goal, and had an assist in the game.

Myers allowed two goals and had three saves in 90 minutes of the game.

Team Stats:

Shots:SNHU: 7 WU:22

Saves: SNHU:10 WU:3

Corner Kicks:SNHU: 2WU:7

Fouls: SNHU:5WU:6