September 2, 2022-A furious second half comeback was not enough as Emporia State fell 2-1 to UMary on Friday afternoon in Bismark, N.D. The Hornets out-shot the Marauders 9-1 in the second half and scored the only goal after intermission.
With the wind at their back in the opening half, UMary got on the board first when Kendra Park turned and fired a ball into the upper right hand corner at the 17 minute mark.
With under six minutes remaining in the half, Emporia State keeper
Tori Bailey was injured as she went to save a ball near the right post and had to leave the match. Just 15 seconds after play resumed Eli Olsen snuck one just under the cross bar from 45 yards out to put UMary up 2-0.
The Hornets were outshot 8-3 in the first half and had a 5-1 deficit on corner kicks in the opening 45 minutes.
Emporia State picked up the attack in the second half and would outshoot UMary 9-1 in the second 45 minutes. The Hornets were able to score in the 81
st minute when
Angela Palmer intercepted an attempt to clear by the UMary keeper Madisyn Waltman. She got the ball to
Mackenzie Dimarco who gave it right back and Palmer was able to sneak it past a diving keeper for her first goal of the season.
The Hornets two more shots in the final six minutes.
Aislinn Hughes had a shot go wide left with 5:15 remaining and
Joanie Westcoat's free kick from 40 yards out that Waltman was able to catch.
For the match Emporia State outshot UMary 12-9 with a 9-5 advantage in shots on goal.
The Hornets will be back in action on Sunday, September 4 when they travel to Minot, N.D. to take on Minot State. Kickoff is set for 1:00 p.m.
