GREEN BAY, WI- The Wright State women's soccer team came up just short at Green Bay Thursday evening, falling 1-2. The loss is the Raiders' first in Horizon League play and first since September 4 against Bellarmine.
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Wright State (6-6-3, 3-1-3 HL) will remain in America's Dairyland to face off against the top-seeded and unbeaten Milwaukee Panthers on Sunday afternoon. First touch is slated for 2 p.m.
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Green Bay opened the scoring in the 16
th minute thanks to Laney Stark. Stark took advantage of a poor clearance by the Raiders and dribbled the ball into space just outside the 18-yard box and fired a shot that curled into the top corner of the net.
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The Phoenix doubled their lead in the 64
th minute when Senah Hanes received a long through ball that she dribbled into the box and slotted the ball into the bottom corner of the net.
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Ruby Dunlevy would cut the deficit in half for the Raiders in the 70
th minute.
Amber Branum got the ball around the halfway line and played a pass up the right wing to
Samara Nunn, who found space and played a cross into the box that found Dunlevy unmarked at the back post for an easy tap-in goal. The Goal is Dunlevy's third on the season and ties her for the team lead with
Caitlin Burger and Nunn.
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In the box score, Wright State trailed Green Bay in shots (6-12) and shots on goal (4-9), but led in corner kick opportunities (3-0).
Kaitlyn Eyink played all 90 minutes in the field for Wright State.
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