Leon scores game-winning goal to lift women’s soccer team past Franklin, 2-1, in season-opener

FRANKLIN, Ind. – Senior Isabelle Leon scored the game-winning goal to lift the Olivet College women's soccer team past Franklin (Ind.) College, 2-1, tonight in its season-opener at Faught Stadium in Franklin, Indiana.

THE BASICS
Final Score: Olivet 2, Franklin 1
Location: Faught Stadium; Franklin, Ind.
Records: Franklin 0-1 overall, Olivet 1-0 overall

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The game was a tale of two halves. In the first half, Olivet out-shot the Grizzlies, 12-8.
• Franklin scored the first goal in the 12th minute before sophomore Abby Radcliffe netted the equalizer with just under five minutes left before the halftime break.
• Leon scored on the Comets' only shot attempt in the second half. The goal came with 27 minutes and 11 seconds left in the game.

FOR THE COMETS

• To go along with her goal, Leon had a team-best six shots, including four on-goal.
• Radcliffe tallied three shots.
• Freshman Brooklyn Holley played all 90 minutes in goal and collected eight saves.

FOR THE GRIZZLIES

• Maddie Fleet scored Franklin's goal off a pass from Jillian Lawrence.
• Fleet recorded a game-high eight shots.
• Lexi Short made seven saves in goal.

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE

• Tonight's game was the head coaching debut for Sarah Maracani.
• It was also the first time that the Grizzlies and Comets have played each other in women's soccer.
• Olivet has now won its season-opener in five straight seasons.

UP NEXT

• Olivet will stay in Franklin tonight to play Rose-Hulman (Ind.) Institute of Technology tomorrow afternoon at 4 p.m. The Fightin' Engineers were shutout by Thomas More (Ky.) College, 1-0, in their season-opener.