BUCKHANNON, W.Va. – A shorthanded Notre Dame College team (3-4-2, 2-3-2 MEC) fell 1-0 to West Virginia Wesleyan (2-7-1, 2-5-1 MEC) on a rainy Sunday afternoon.
 
In the third minute of the match, NDC junior Madison Marino was shown a red card after a defensive challenge, resulting in the Falcons playing with 10 players for the remainder of the game.
 
Within minutes the Bobcats were on the attack after registering a pair of shots on goal in the fifth and seventh minutes. However, goalkeeper Jordan Pasalaqua denied both attempts as she tied her season-high with seven saves in the match.
 
Junior Anaya Edwards produced two shots on goal in the first and 13^th minutes, but the WVWC keeper recorded two of her three saves on the day.
 
With the score still tied at 0-0, the intensity ramped up in the second half. Notre Dame created shots on goal by freshman Emma Buda and senior Blake Allen in the 67^th and 68^th minutes, but to no avail.
 
Despite five second half saves by Pasalaqua, the Bobcats broke through with the game-winning goal in the 73^rd minute to win by a score of 1-0.
 
The Falcons concluded the match with five shots including four our on goal, to go with six corner kicks and seven saves. WVWC finished with 12 shots and eight on goal, to go with four corner kicks and four team saves.
 
The Notre Dame College women's soccer team will be back in action on Wednesday Oct. 5 at 3 p.m. when they welcome Davis & Elkins College onto Mueller Field.