BRONX, N.Y. – The Yale women's soccer team battled back in the second half, but a penalty kick goal proved to be the difference, as Fordham took down the Bulldogs, 3-2, on Sunday afternoon at Moglia Stadium.
 
Fordham improved to 5-2-1, and Yale dropped to 2-5-0.

"Certainly don't want to finish non-conference with this tough spell we're in right now, but we gotta turn the page and shift our focus to Ivy League play," said Sarah Martinez, Loring Family Head Coach of Women's Soccer. "We have a lot to evaluate and clean up so we are happy to have a full week to prepare for a strong, athletic and good Brown team." 
 
 Scoring Summary

• 42' | Renata Mercedes intercepted the ball in midfield and played it out to Liina Tervo on the right side, who fired a shot off the post and into the net to put Fordham on the board. 1-0 FORDHAM
• 68' | After the Bulldogs forced a turnover, Logan Jacobs passed to Anita Thorvaldsdottir on the right, who made a strong move to the net and fired a shot past the Fordham goalkeeper to tie the game.  1-1
• 76' | Yale pulled ahead after a cross from Vienna Lundstedt found Reagan Exley in front of the Fordham goalkeeper. Exley fired a shot the keeper couldn't control, and Addison Bray buried it in the back of the net. 2-1 YALE
• 80' | Fordham's Ava Giudice leveled the score late in the game with a difficult shot that soared past goalkeeper Kyla Holmes into the top corner of the net. 2-2
• 88' | Tervo converted on a penalty kick opportunity to give the Rams the lead for good. 3-2 FORDHAM

 
Notes

• Holmes made five saves in the first half, and nine for the game.
• Thorvaldsdottir's goal extended her streak to two consecutive games with a score and was her second goal of the season.
• Bray scored her first goal of the season.
• Jacobs' assist was the first of her career.
• Exley recorded her second assist of the season.

 
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The Bulldogs will host Brown in their Ivy League opener on Sunday, Sept 21. Kickoff is slated for 4 p.m.