ELKINS, W.VA. – Frostburg State women's soccer started their season on a good note, taking down Davis & Elkins 2-1 on the road Sunday afternoon.

The Senators would strike first early on in the contest, as D&E's Maria Cabal found the top left corner off a free kick in the fourth minute to open the scoring. However, the Senator lead would not last for long. The Bobcats answered back in the seventh minute, as junior Alexis Pate cashed in on a rebound from an Audra Curtin shot to level the score.

Frostburg would continue to keep Davis & Elkins goalkeeper Roxanne McFarlin busy, forcing her to make stops on shots by junior Mina Del Borrello and sophomore Charlotte Davis in the 16^th and 20^th minute, respectively. However, Curtin was able to get one past McFarlin in the 26^th minute to give the Bobcats a 2-1 lead.

Half number two saw Davis & Elkins generate much more offense than in the first 45 minutes. First-year goalkeeper Ashley Bilger was called into action early in the half, making two of her five saves within the first four minutes of the half. Mixed in between the two saves was a shot from D&E's Alexandra Cantarelli that struck the crossbar. The Senators' bad luck continued in the 73^rd minute, when a Lourdes Moreno shot nailed the right post and stayed out. Bilger made one final save in the 81^st minute, stopping a Lianna Smith shot to preserve the one goal advantage.

Curtin played a role in each of the Bobcat goals, picking up where she left off a season ago after a nine goal, five assist sophomore campaign in 2019.

The Bobcats make their return to Bobcat Stadium on Friday night, when they open their home schedule against West Virginia Wesleyan at 6:00 p.m. For more information, visit frostburgsports.com.