BRYN ATHYN, Pa. - Bryn Athyn College women's soccer team had a theme all year. It was "Make History". They had an opportunity tonight to "Make History". The stage was set against the fourth seeded Cairn University Highlanders, and the Lady Lions delivered Bryn Athyn their first CSAC Championship in school history with a 2-0 win.
Inside the Box Score
How it happened
- There was palpable energy on the "Hill" for the CSAC Championship game
- The Lady Lions fed off the energy and dominated the chances and possession early logging four shots in the first 17 minutes
- Ashley Rivera scored what was ultimately the game winner on a breakaway to the left corner just under the 21st minute
- Cairn responded with three chances of their own including a skipping shot that threatened
- Lions would settle in and double the score when Ashley Rivera crossed the ball off a corner kick in a scrum and Allyson Paul poked it in to the back of the net
- The Lions would play out the final seven minutes of the first half and take the 2-0 lead into the break
- Cairn pressed the issue in the second half and had some threatening shots including one off the cross bar
- The Lions stayed solid and their defense bended a little but never broke
- With the game winding down the Lady Lions and the crowd could feel the moment coming
- The buzzer sounded and the Lions won the school's first ever NCAA conference championship
Notes
- Ashley Rivera has racked up another award being named CSAC Tournament MVP
- The win is historic for Bryn Athyn College. This is the first championship for the athletic department in the NCAA era.
- Head Coach Bill O'Neill built the program from scratch and in five years and has led this program to a championshiop
- The Lions are now 12-3-2
- Selection Show will be Monday
Up Next
The Lions will accept the automatic bid to the NCAA tournament and will await their opponent after the selection show. Stay tuned for more
