ELKINS, W.Va. — The Davis & Elkins College women's soccer team fell to Glenville State, 2-1, on Wednesday afternoon at Nuttall Field.

Glenville State opened the scoring in the 12th minute when Solares Solano found the back of the net. The Pioneers added to their lead in the 34th minute on a penalty kick from Sofia Jalaksova to take a 2-0 advantage into halftime.

The Senators responded in the second half, cutting the deficit in the 69th minute. Sophia Brown scored her second goal of the season off an assist from Brenda Castro to bring D&E within one.

D&E continued to apply pressure throughout the second half, outshooting Glenville State 12-1 after the break. The Senators finished with a 16-7 advantage in shots and an 8-5 edge in shots on goal, but were unable to find the equalizer.

Goalkeeper Gabriela Acevedo recorded three saves for the Senators, while Glenville State's Lucia Lopez finished with seven saves.

The loss moves Davis & Elkins to 3-6-2 overall and 2-6-1 in Mountain East Conference play. Glenville State improves to 6-5-0 overall and 6-3-0 in conference action.