PITTSBURGH, Pa. (Sept. 6) – The Waynesburg University women's soccer team continued to show the fighting spirit that has defined the program through the early portion of the season on Tuesday, when it made a road trip to La Roche. That tenacity finally paid off, as the Yellow Jackets came back from an early 1-0 deficit to defeat the Redhawks 3-2.
 
The Hawks (0-1-2) found the back of the net first with a goal in the sixth minute. Waynesburg (1-1-1) tied things up midway through the 35^th minute, when freshman Reagan Mittendorf (Bluffton, Ohio / Bluffton) posted her first collegiate goal to tie things up at 1-1. That was the also the score when the two squads broke for halftime.
 
The Jackets took their first lead of the evening during the 54^th minute, thanks to the efforts of junior Grace Ingram (Valencia, Pa. / Mars), who logged her initial goal of the season. That edge lasted 9:19, as the Redhawks tied the score at 2-2 late in the 63^rd minute.
 
Momentum swung back into the visiting team's favor 3:30 later, when Ingram posted goal number two of the game to bring about the final score of 3-2. The Jackets were able to run out the final 22:32 of the game to secure their first victory of the 2022 campaign.
 
Despite the tightly contested nature of the game, Waynesburg held noticeable advantages in multiple offensive categories. The Jackets out-shot La Roche 18-6 and logged 10 more shots on goal (16-6). The Orange and Black also doubled up the Hawks in terms of corner kicks (6-3).
 
Freshman goalkeeper Mya Riggle (Ford City, Pa. / Armstrong) earned her first collegiate victory in net after stopping two-of-three shots on goal during the second half. Senior Autumn Blair (Penn Hills, Pa. / Penn Hills) started and made two saves over the first 45 minutes of action.
 
The Jackets play their long-awaited home opener on Saturday, Sept. 10, when Mount Aloysius comes to John F. Wiley Stadium. Start time is scheduled for 7 p.m.