Women's Soccer Falls to Pittsburgh, 3-2

Oct. 20, 2006

Indianola, Pa. - After falling behind 2-0, the Providence women's soccer team mounted a strong comeback, but it fell just short as the Friars dropped a 3-2 decision to Pittsburgh at Founders Field on Friday evening. With the loss, Providence falls to 4-7-5 overall and 1-7-2 in the BIG EAST, while the Panthers improve to 8-6-3 and 3-5-2 in conference play.

Katie Surma put the Panthers up 1-0 in the game's 31st minute. Surma managed to find the net in a scramble after Jennifer Kritch served the ball in off a corner kick.

The Panthers headed into the second half with the 1-0 lead. Four minutes into the second half, Corina Sebesta blasted a shot into the back of the Providence net. Sebesta received a pass from Kristina Francois, took a few touches and then fired a shot 30 yards from the goal.

The Friars responded in the game's 75th minute when senior Erin Mastrodonato (Rochester, N.Y.) connected on a pass from sophomore Kelly Determan (San Diego, Calif.). Mastrodonato shot the ball into the lower right corner of the Panther goal to cut the deficit to 2-1.

With 74 seconds remaining in the contest, Ashley Habbel capitalized on a pass from senior Carli Brill and scored a key insurance goal for Pittsburgh.

Within 22 seconds, however, Providence answered as freshman Jill Camburn (Doylestown, Pa.) gathered a pass from freshman Greta Houlihan (Bel Air, Md.). Camburn finished her opportunity at the 89:38 mark to make it a 3-2 final. Camburn leads the Friars in scoring with five goals and 11 points.

In goal, junior Laura Elfers (Deer Park, N.Y.) registered eight saves, while's Pitt's Alison Finch recorded two stops.

Providence will close out the regular season on Sunday when it travels to Morgantown to take on West Virginia.

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Jill Camburn

Kelly Determan

Laura Elfers

Greta Houlihan

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