The Malone University women's soccer team lost a heartbreaking 2-1 contest on the road to non-conference opponent Point Park University (PA) on Thursday night.

Neither team was able to produce a goal in the first half, which resulted in a 0-0 score at half time.

Malone would be the first team to notch a goal 14 minutes into the second half as junior forward Christine Najjar found the back of the net, giving Malone the 1-0 advantage.

PPU would come back four minutes later to blast their first goal of the game to tie things up at 1-1 apiece.

With 56 seconds left on the clock, the hosts would net their game-winning goal to seal the 2-1 victory.

Malone will continue on the road as they head to non-conference opponent Davis & Elkins College (WV) on Saturday, September 5th at 2:00 p.m.

Game highlights:
-Leah Rauscher recorded five saves for Malone in her debut
-Christine Najjar tallied her 13th goal as a Pioneer
-Malone has scored at least one goal in every season opener for the last four years