DC drops season opener to St. Francis

DEFIANCE, Ohio - After 295 days away from competition, the Defiance College Yellow Jackets women's soccer team returned to the field Thursday afternoon, and with seven fresh faces. The Purple and Gold battled for 90 minutes but came up short in their season and home opener at Winsper-Knobel Memorial Field, falling to the St. Francis Cougars by a 6-0 decision.

In the first half, true freshman goalkeeper Hannah Redick came out with five saves. It wasn't until the 34th minute when the Cougars' Reagan Metel posted the first goal of the season and her first of the game as the freshman was responsible for another pair. Two more scores followed for St. Francis as the first-period clock wound down. 

The Cougars rammed in three more goals to close the scoring in the 72nd minute, despite major efforts from the Defiance defenders. 

A CLOSER LOOK

• Hannah Redick notched 10 saves in her collegiate goalkeeping debut for the Yellow Jackets and faced 16 shots-on-goal.

• Freshman Audree Johnson posted two shots, including one on goal. 

• St. Francis committed seven fouls to Defiance's three.

• Redick, Johnson, Rylie Myers, Baylee Ingle and Tatum Oberhauser each earned their first collegiate starts. Larissa Follmar and Eleni Mucaki each garnered their inaugural collegiate minutes. 

• Creedance Chittenden and Mucaki secured shots-on-goal. 

UP NEXT

Defiance College returns to the pitch on Saturday at 2 p.m. as they welcome Great Lakes Christian to Winsper-Knobel Memorial Field. 

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