CHESTER, Pa. –
Lara Houck scored her first career goal, but the Widener women's soccer team was dealt a 6-1 setback against the William Paterson Pioneers on Sunday afternoon.
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The Pride got on the board late in the 89th minute when
Lexi Slusher lifted a ball from the top left corner of the box into the mixer where Houck was able to redirect it home on the header.
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WPU scored early in the first half, taking a 1-0 lead in the seventh minute and increased to 2-0 five minutes later. The two teams played evenly for the rest of the half before the Pioneers added a late goal, to take a 3-0 lead into halftime.
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Widener had chances in the match as teams were nearly even in shots on goal with the Pioneers held a slim 11-10 advantage.
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The Blue and Gold returns to action on Wednesday at 7:00 p.m. when it travels across the Delaware River for a matchup against the Rutgers-Camden Scarlet Raptors.
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