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Center Valley, PA (October 15, 2013) – FDU-Florham scored 1:35 into the game and again with just 2:46 left in the first half to lead 2-1 at the break and that score stood up in the second-half as the DeSales University women's soccer team dropped its Freedom Conference home opener 2-1 on Tuesday afternoon.

The Devils (7-8, 1-2 Freedom) scored just 1:35 into the game when Brittni Calleo sent a thru ball to Samantha Messina on the right sideline and Messina beat junior goalkeeper Michelle Churchman low and to the left for a 1-0 lead.

DeSales (6-5-3, 0-2-1 Freedom) was able to tie the game in the 21st minute when senior Ashley Koren won a 50/50 ball in the box creating a 1-v-1 with the keeper as her shot sailed inside the far post for a tie game.

FDU-Florham turned up the pressure on offense over the final 10 minutes of the half and it paid off as the Devils took the lead with just 2:46 left to go in the opening 45 minutes when Colleen Furbeck sent a long pass thru the defense and Churchman hesitated before coming off her line to try and beat the charging forward to the ball, but Michelle Hickey, was a step quicker, touched it past a diving Churchman and scored in the open net.

DSU had a couple of chances late in the second-half to tie the game but a shot by sophomore Jamie Barna was ride right and a shot from senior Brady Walsh with just about 25 seconds left sailed just left of the far post as time expired on the comeback.

Churchman mad seven saves in between the pipes for the Bulldogs who return to action on Saturday, October 19th when they host Wilkes University in a Freedom Conference game beginning at 3:00 pm.