CRESSON, Pa. -- Early scoring from both teams was matched with effective late-game defending when Mount Aloysius women's soccer hosted Penn College on Friday, September 1st. 

Leaders
- Natalie Despot (Hollidaysburg, Pa., Hollidaysburg) scored both Mountie goals in the contest, assisted by Grace O'Berry (Boonsboro, MD, Boonsboro) and Jordan Mason (Hagerstown, MD, St. Maria Goretti). 
- Midfielder Jasmine Hinton (Huntingtown, MD, Huntingtown) and  freshman forward Brooke Thomas (Altoona, Pa., Altoona) each added two shots on goal for the Mounties. 
- Goalkeeper Courtney Vought (Somerset, PA, Somerset) had seven saves across the game. 

How It Happened
- It was the visiting Wildcats who opened the scoring, putting one past the Mountie defense with just 1:21 off of the first half clock. 
- Wasting little time to respond, an O'Berry corner kick set up Despot for the first Mountie goal just five minutes later. 
- Building on the momentum, Despot would score again just six minutes later, putting the Mounties up 2-1 with just 13 minutes off the clock. 
- Penn College's 27th minute answer leveled the game, and a scoreless second half saw the result hold despite nine combined shot attempts. 

Into the Box Score
- Mount Aloysius saw seven corner kick attempts to Penn College's two. 
- The Mounties struggled with fouling, committing twelve to the visitors' seven.

Up Next
- Mount Aloysius will host Waynesburg in a non-conference matchup on Sunday, September 3rd, beginning at 4:30pm. 
- Waynesburg enters the contest 0-1-0 on the season.