Granville, Ohio – Denison Big Red women's soccer rallied from a two-goal deficit to beat Case Western Reserve, 3-2, on Senior Day at Kienzle-Hylbert Stadium, with sophomore forward
Ella Palmer scoring all three Denison goals.
Case Western, who was receiving votes in the national rankings, jumped out to an early lead, going up 2-0 on goals in the 7th and 21st minutes. The Big Red got on the board just before halftime, as Palmer beat the Spartan goalkeeper off a feed from junior forward Megan Mulvey in the 34th minute to cut the deficit to 2-1 heading into the break.
Palmer completed the comeback in the second half. She tied the match at 2-2 in the 53rd minute, finishing off an assist from first-year defender Neda Abedi, then netted the game-winner in the 84th minute off a feed from senior midfielder
Mattie Mielke to complete her hat trick and put Denison ahead for good.
Denison was outshot 11-8 on the day, but made the most of its chances, converting three of its eight attempts. Sophomore goalkeeper Caroline Hauge and first-year
Josie Hau combined to make two saves across the win.
With the win, Denison improves to 4-2-2 on the season, while Case Western falls to 5-3-1. The Big Red hit the road next, traveling to Wilmington College on Wednesday, September 30, at 4 p.m.
