PITTSBURGH, Pa. (Sept. 3, 2019) – After falling behind 2-0 shortly after halftime, the Waynesburg University women's soccer team battled back to tie its game at La Roche in the 58^th minute. Unfortunately, the host Redhawks had the last laugh by scoring with less than nine minutes left in the game to pull out a 3-2 victory.
 
La Roche (1-1) broke open a scoreless tie with the game's first tally in the 30^th minute of play. The host squad doubled its advantage to 2-0 2:11 into the second half. That multi-goal advantage lasted just 29 seconds, as Waynesburg (1-2) got on the board with 32:20 showing on the game clock.
 
Junior Jessica Silbaugh (South Riding, Va. / Freedom) got her team on the board after taking a feed from senior Teagan Jenner (Berlin, Pa. / Berlin Brothersvalley). As the Jacket defense slowed the La Roche attack, Jenner knotted the score up at 2-2 with a goal of her own in the 58^th minute.
 
Unfortunately, Waynesburg couldn't find a way to log a go-ahead point before the Hawks were able to take the lead for good. The home team got that deciding tally in the 81^st minute and the Jacket offense was unable to respond in kind.
 
Seven different Yellow Jackets attempted one shot each in a balanced offensive effort. Freshman Autumn Blair (Penn Hills, Pa. / Penn Hills) started and played 61:29 in net as the goalie of record. She stopped five-of-seven shots on goal. Sophomore Emma Burns (Avella, Pa. / Weirton Madonna) logged the other 18:31 between the pipes.
 
Waynesburg plays a fourth-straight road game on Sept. 7, when it travels to Marietta. Start time is scheduled for 4 p.m.