PITTSBURGH, PA. – Oct. 29, 2018 – The Chatham University women's soccer team secured a playoff berth with a 1-0 win over Geneva tonight. Junior
Kelsey Calamaro from Davie, Fla. scored the game winner goal, assisted by graduate student
Megan Sieg.
PLAYOFF BOUND
In Wednesday's semifinal round, top-seeded Grove City College (15-3, 8-0 PAC) will host fourth-seeded Chatham University (11-5, 5-3 PAC), led by seventh-year head coach
Betsy Warren. Chatham is making its third-straight championship tournament appearance since joining the league in 2007. Wednesday will be the first meeting between Grove City and Chatham in the PAC Championship Tournament. The game is set for October 31st, 1 pm at Grove City High School.
CALAMARO WITH THE GAME WINNER
Junior
Kelsey Calamaro earned her first goal of the season to win the game off an incredible assist from graduate student
Megan Sieg with three minutes remaining in the first half.
COUGARS ON THE PROWL
Chatham outshot Geneva 23-4, including 14 shots on goal. The Cougars held a 5-1 corner kick advantage. First-year
Paxton Steffy led the team with three shots on goal. Senior
Julie Bruening, senior
Cassandra Small, graduate student
Megan Sieg, and junior
Emily Nolan each registered two shots on goal.
BACKLINE STRONG
Goalkeeper
Ashley Bergman and the Chatham backline claimed their seventh shutout of the year and limited the Golden Tornadoes to just three shots on goal.
STATISTICALLY SPEAKING
SHOTS: Chatham 23 (14), Geneva 4 (3)
CORNERS: Chatham 5, Geneva 1
SAVES: Chatham 3, Geneva 13
FOULS: Chatham 6, Geneva 3