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Winner Pittsburgh UP (2-0-0)
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Duquesne DUQ (0-1-0)
Winner
Pittsburgh UP
(2-0-0)
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Final
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Duquesne DUQ
(0-1-0)
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 OT 1 OT 2 F
Pittsburgh UP 0 0 0 1 1
Duquesne DUQ 0 0 0 0 0

Game Recap: Women's Soccer |

Bluff Battle

PITTSBURGH -- Vildan Kardesler scored in the 101st minute to lift Pitt over Duquesne 1-0 in the Dukes' home opener on Rooney Field Sunday afternoon.

HOW IT HAPPENED:

  • Kyra Murphy stopped Taylor Price's shot from point-blank-range in the 29th minute
  • Duquesne nearly got on the board when Ciara Guglielmo's shot in the 37th minute hit the post
  • Price's header with 17 minutes remaining in the first half bounced off the crossbar
  • A Katie O'Connor attempt with 13 minutes to go in regulation narrowly missed the net
  • Kardleser's shot from 20-yards out would be the game winner
STAT OF THE GAME:
  • Murphy posted six saves in the first half
NEXT UP:
The Dukes remain home to host Oakland on Friday at 7 p.m. before heading to Morgantown, W.Va. to face WVU on Sunday at 5 p.m.

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