Box Score

IMMACULATA, Pa.- The Mighty Mac women's soccer team (5-6-2, 5-3-0 CSAC) picked up a huge Colonial States Athletic Conference (CSAC) victory on Saturday afternoon at Draper Walsh Stadium against Keystone (4-8-1, 3-5-0 CSAC) as they raced out to an early lead and made it stand up in a 3-2 victory over the Giants.
 
Freshman Carley Peacher had two goals and assisted on the other, while freshman Taylor Bracy scored the first goal of her career in a tightly played game.
 
The Macs now sit comfortably in fifth place with 15 points and three games remaining. 
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
-The Macs got off to a great start as they scored on each of their first two opportunities.  On the first one, junior Carrie Quigley served a corner into the box that was headed up in the air by a defender and Peacher was there to head it into the back of the net for a 1-0 Mighty Mac lead just 1:09 into the game
-In the fifth minute, it was Peacher doing the distributing this time as she hit a short cross into the middle that Bracy finished off and the Macs led 2-0
-The play was then even for the next thirty minutes as Keystone attempted to get back in the game, and they cut the lead in half in the 40^th minute with a goal off a defender deflection that went to Jenna Moranski to make it 2-1 at halftime
-The Macs tacked on a critical insurance goal in the 63^rd minute when Peacher sent another cross into the box that hit off a defender into the goal to put the Macs back in front 3-1
-Senior Allie Tracey was needed a few times in the cage as she made multiple saves on some great Keystone opportunities
-Keystone made it interesting as they scored on a free kick in the 74^th to make it 3-2, but the Macs held on for the big CSAC victory
 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
-The Macs held a slim 16-15 advantage in shots and 8-6 in corners
-Goals: Peacher 2 (14), Bracy (1)
-Assists: Quigley (3), Peacher (1)
-Points: Peacher 5 (29), Bracy 2 (2), Quigley (7)
-Saves: Tracey made seven saves
-Peacher led the team with five shots
 
WHAT THEY SAID
-Head Coach Zena Tracey: "We knew this was a big game for playoff implications coming in and we couldn't have asked for a better start.  The goal in the second half was big in slowing down their momentum and we were able to get a tough win that should hopefully get us playing well down the stretch."
 
UP NEXT
The Macs will host Rosemont at 4 p.m. on Tuesday afternoon.