EASTON, Pa. – The Lafayette women's soccer team opened its 2022 season with a non-conference match against Quinnipiac University on Thursday afternoon at Mike Bourger '44 Field at Oaks Stadium, falling to the Bobcats 3-0.
 
Neither team could gain any momentum in the first 45 minutes, with no score as the teams headed back to their respective locker rooms. In the first half, the Leopards recorded one shot, and the Bobcats had two shots of which one was on goal.

In the second half, Lafayette recorded four shots, two of which were on goal, while Quinnipiac took 12 shots, of which nine were on target. The scoreless tie was broken in the 59th minute when a foul on Lafayette in the box resulted in a Quinnipiac penalty kick. The Bobcats selected Courtney Chochol to take the kick, which she placed in the right upper corner of the goal just past the outstretched arms of Lafayette goalkeeper Natalie Neumann. In the 67th minute, Anna Costello doubled Quinnipiac's lead when she connected on a shot from the doorstep of the goal, giving the Bobcats a 2-0 lead. In the 78th minute, the Bobcats found Chochol again, this time on a perfectly placed cross from Rebecca Cooke.

The Leopards finished the afternoon with a total of five shots and Quinnipiac had 14. Lafayette had two shots on goal, while Quinnipiac had 10. Lafayette freshman April McDonald recorded three shots with one on goal, sophomore Alexa Jindal had one shot on goal, and senior Sara Oswald had one shot. 

Lafayette goalkeeper Lindsay Dewar started the match in the net and recorded one save. Neumann came in for the second-half, where she had six saves.

The Leopards are next in action on Sunday, when they travel to West Hartford, Conn. to face the University of Hartford at noon.