Saturday, October 18
Worcester, Mass.
1:00 PM
Lehigh University
3-8-3, 1-5-1
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Holy Cross
5-7-4, 2-3-2
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Lehigh
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Holy Cross
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Photo by: Kit Keating
Sanogo Goal, Strong Defensive Effort Push Lehigh Past Holy Cross
10/18/2025 4:03:00 PM | Women's Soccer
WORCESTER, Mass. – Senior Abby-Lee Sanogo scored her first career goal and was part of a defensive effort that led Lehigh to its first clean sheet of the season as the Mountain Hawks picked up a hard-fought 1-0 victory over Holy Cross Saturday at Linda Johnson Smith Stadium.
Sanogo collected a rebound off the goal post following a corner kick by senior Rylie Moschella and slotted a shot home for the only goal of the contest in the 50th minute.
Lehigh's defense took care of the rest, keeping the Crusaders off the scoresheet. Holy Cross out-shot Lehigh 23-9 on the day and had a 3-1 edge in corners, but the Mountain Hawks scored off their lone corner opportunity to net their first Patriot League victory.
The Mountain Hawks are now 3-8-3 overall and 1-5-1 in Patriot League play. Holy Cross is not 5-7-4 overall and 2-3-2 in the league. Lehigh sits four points behind Holy Cross for the sixth and final spot in the Patriot League Tournament with two league games remaining.
Holy Cross had a 9-4 advantage in shots through the first 45 minutes and took 14 shots in the second half.
Junior R'Reeyah Mabry-Francis made three saves, including a diving stop at the near post to deny Karenna Beckstein in the 87th minute.
First-year Savannah Conner had four of Lehigh's nine shots and two of its four shots on goal.
Aubrey Haesche made three saves for Holy Cross.
The Mountain Hawks will visit Princeton Tuesday at 8 p.m. in their non-league finale and will resume league play next Saturday when they host first-place Boston University at 1 p.m.
Sanogo collected a rebound off the goal post following a corner kick by senior Rylie Moschella and slotted a shot home for the only goal of the contest in the 50th minute.
Abby-Lee in the right place at the right time for her first career goal!
— Lehigh W. Soccer (@LehighWSoccer) October 18, 2025
Watch: https://t.co/koT5EHTMdQ@espn @PatriotLeague #GoLehigh #GBTW pic.twitter.com/pbwOrxp6Vs
Lehigh's defense took care of the rest, keeping the Crusaders off the scoresheet. Holy Cross out-shot Lehigh 23-9 on the day and had a 3-1 edge in corners, but the Mountain Hawks scored off their lone corner opportunity to net their first Patriot League victory.
The Mountain Hawks are now 3-8-3 overall and 1-5-1 in Patriot League play. Holy Cross is not 5-7-4 overall and 2-3-2 in the league. Lehigh sits four points behind Holy Cross for the sixth and final spot in the Patriot League Tournament with two league games remaining.
Holy Cross had a 9-4 advantage in shots through the first 45 minutes and took 14 shots in the second half.
Junior R'Reeyah Mabry-Francis made three saves, including a diving stop at the near post to deny Karenna Beckstein in the 87th minute.
Denied! 👋
— Lehigh W. Soccer (@LehighWSoccer) October 18, 2025
R'Reeyah with the big stop late to preserve the win!#GoLehigh #GBTW pic.twitter.com/Lj9NQITSd8
First-year Savannah Conner had four of Lehigh's nine shots and two of its four shots on goal.
Aubrey Haesche made three saves for Holy Cross.
The Mountain Hawks will visit Princeton Tuesday at 8 p.m. in their non-league finale and will resume league play next Saturday when they host first-place Boston University at 1 p.m.
Team Stats
LEH
HC
Goals
1
0
Shots
9
23
Shots on Goal
4
3
Saves
3
3
Corners
1
3
Fouls
14
7
Scoring Plays
Abby-Lee Sanogo (1)
Assisted By: Rylie Moschella
GOAL by LEH Sanogo, Abby-Lee Assist by Moschella, Rylie.
49:55
Game Leaders
Shots
1
SOG
1
Goals
1
Assists
0
Shots
0
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
1
Shots
4
SOG
2
Goals
0
Assists
0
fwd
Shots
2
SOG
1
Goals
0
Assists
0
Players Mentioned
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