Megan Keiser (’08)
November 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Warriors Women’s Soccer Blanks W.V. Wesleyan 4-0 to Advance in NCAA Playoffs
WEST CHESTER – Sophomore Lindsay Foder’s goal 24 seconds into the second half was the first of three goals for the Warriors in the first 15 minutes of the second period as East Stroudsburg University earned the first NCAA women’s soccer playoff victory in school history with a 4-0 win over West Virginia Wesleyan on Friday afternoon at West Chester.
ESU, making its second NCAA appearance in the program’s 17 years, improves to 12-5-4 and advances to face West Chester on Sunday at noon for the opportunity to move into the Atlantic Regional final.
West Virginia Wesleyan, which had allowed just seven goals in the regular season while claiming the West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference championship, ends its season at 15-3-1.
Freshman Megan Keiser scored the game’s first goal at 33:38 in the first half as senior Janel Cleffi played a ball across the six-yard box and Keiser knocked it home past goalkeeper Caroline Lalley. The goal was Keiser’s second of the season, both game-winners, with the first coming with 1:58 left in regulation in a 3-2 win over Shippensburg on Oct. 11.
ESU took the 1-0 lead into the break and then exploded for three goals to break the game wide open. Foder’s goal was assisted by senior Lynda Hicks, the second time they’ve connected in the last two games. Foder has nine goals this season, all in the last 12 games, and leads the Warriors with six assists.
Senior Kerry Ruland scored her third career goal, and the first since her sophomore year, with a chip to the back post over Lalley to put ESU ahead 3-0 less than six minutes into the half. Sophomore Kailyn Buckley struck again nine minutes later off a corner kick assisted by Foder, trapping the ball in the box and finding the net inside the near post.
Cleffi had a strong game controlling the center midfield and the back line of Linda Martine, Devon Miniscalco, Sarah Rothrock and sweeper Tara Takac limited West Virgnia Wesleyan to four shots, and only two in the final 87 minutes. Senior goalkeeper Janine Turcio made three saves.
Lauren Conner (’05)
September 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment
GREENVILLE, S.C. — Junior Lauren Conner (Mechanicsburg, Pa.) knocked in her fifth career game-winning goal in the early stages of the second period and the Wildcat defense pitched a shutout the rest of the way in leading the Davidson women’s soccer team to a Southern Conference opening, 3-2, win over rival Furman on Thursday evening at Stone Soccer Stadium.
The win was Davidson’s fifth in the past seven meetings against Furman, and its second straight on the road after taking a 1-0 decision last year during the regular season. The Wildcats open SoCon play1-0-0 for the seventh year in a row and improve their overall mark on the season to 3-2-3.
Furman, who was riding a three-game winning streak, fell to 6-3-1 overall (0-1-0 SoCon), and dropped its first home decision of the season.
Conner was joined in the scoring column by sophomore Amanda Flink (Richardson, Texas) and freshman Stephanie Gerow (Houston, Texas) in leading Davidson to a season-high in goals.
“The team fully deserved the result tonight,” said head coach Greg Ashton. “After establishing ourselves in the first 15 minutes, but then to fall behind on two occasions, we showed tremendous resilience to battle back against a strong Furman team away from home. The second half was a very tight affair, and I was very pleased and proud of the team in the way we scored and then our composure to finish out the game. This is just the beginning of what will be a very competitive SoCon slate of games.”
Coming out as aggressive as they started the game, junior Courtney Hart (Ashland, Mass.) set up the game-winner by sending a nicely placed long through ball to the center of the field to fellow junior Kyri Bye-Nagel (Hanau, Germany), who then drove the ball into the box and chipped a pass to the corner of the endline near the right goal post after colliding with the Paladin goalkeeper. Conner raced to the loose ball, outhustling a Furman defender, and slide a perfect shot to the far post for the game-winning goal.
Senior defender Chloe King (Wellesley, Mass.) and the rest of her Wildcat defensive teammates took care of the rest in shutting down the Paladin attack the rest of the way for the win.
Having some recent frustrating results, Davidson looked to create some more offensive opportunities with a more aggressive approach to start the game. The ‘Cats controlled possession for the first 15 minutes, getting off two early shots on goal.
However, Furman was the first to strike when defender Ashley Creavalle drove down the field into Wildcat territory and then dished the ball off to a streaking Rachel Fry on the left corner of the 18-yard box. Fry gathered in the pass and fired off a shot to the near post for her third goal of the season with 15:21 on the clock.
The lead would be short lived thanks to the head of Gerow, who continued her early season scoring surge in the 26th minute with her third goal in the past five games to knot things up at 1-all. Davidson worked the ball down the near sideline when senior Melanee Smith (Bloomfield Township, Mich.) crossed the ball to the far side of the box. After two Wildcat shots were blocked, Gerow neatly redirected the ball into the right-hand corner side netting with her head.
After Alexa Jones of Furman gave her team a 2-1 lead with a flicked header to the far post off a corner kick at the 36:05 minute mark, Davidson came right back just over two minutes later with its second goal of the contest. Smith drilled a free kick just past midfield and sent a through ball into the far side of the 18-yard box where a streaking Amanda Flink met the ball with a powerful header into the left-hand corner for her first goal of the season, and fourth of her career, to knot things up at 2-2 heading into halftime.
The Wildcats got off eight of their 12 shots for the game in the first half, putting seven of them on goal.
In her first collegiate start, freshman Jessie Baxa (Bloomfield Hills, Mich.) recorded the win between the pipes.
The Wildcats wrap up their two-game road trip on Sunday when they visit the Terriers of Wofford in Spartanburg, S.C. for a 2 p.m. contest. Davidson went 1-0-1 last year against Wofford, including a 2-1 quarterfinal win in the SoCon Tournament.
Scoring Summary
15:21 FUR Rachel Fry (3) (Ashley Creavalle)
26:53 DAV Stephanie Gerow (3) (unassisted)
36:05 FUR Alexa Jones (3) (Sara El-Shami)
38:58 DAV Amanda Flink (1) (Melanee Smith)
51:01 DAV Lauren Conner (2) (Kyri Bye-Nagel)
Gaetano Panuccio (’08)
September 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Rutgers Upsets No. 6 UC Santa Barbara
PISCATAWAY, N.J. – Sophomore Dilly Duka (Montville, N.J.) scored two goals and freshman Gaetano Panuccio (Mechanicsburg, Pa.) added the game-winner as the Rutgers men’s soccer team (3-1-1) rallied from an early deficit to hand No. 6 UC Santa Barbara (3-1-0) its first loss of the season on Friday night at Yurcak Field.
Despite the wet weather conditions, 1,112 fans braved steady rains to witness the Scarlet Knights put the first blemish on UC Santa Barbara’s undefeated season. The Gauchos entered the contest 3-0 and was ranked nationally by several media outlets. The win was RU’s first victory over a ranked opponent since defeating No. 18 USF on Oct. 20, 2007.
“UC Santa Barbara is a great team,” said head coach Bob Reasso. “[Chris] Pontius is very worthy of being a Hermann Trophy candidate. He was exceptional and they have good players all over the park.”
“I proud of our guys,” Reasso added. “This is a very young team and I think they grew up a lot tonight. It’s a shame we had bad weather so we didn’t have the crowd we should have, but I think these fans will be back to see this team play. I thought they were wonderful tonight.”
The rain began several hours before the game and cast a relentless shower over the field throughout the match, creating a very slippery and unpredictable surface. With unsure footing, players were continually sliding across the soggy ground which affected either side’s ability to get into a solid rhythm.
“Maybe the water helped us a little bit because it slowed their game down, but you still have to score goals and get down to business,” said Reasso. “On the balance of play, I thought we were doing more passing than they were. They got their first goal because we didn’t do a good job marking but after that, I thought we sorted everything out and we came out ahead.”
UC Santa Barbara took a first-half lead on a goal by Alfonso Motagalvan in the 13th minute. The Gauchos maintained their lead into the intermission; however, Rutgers made a few adjustments during halftime and was able take over the play in the second half.
Three minutes into the second stanza, RU’s halftime moves paid off as Duka evened the score at 1-1. Showing off his great ball handling ability and propensity to score goals, Duka dribbled past several defenders and delivered a shot from 20 yards out, past UCSB keeper Trond Helge Takset to tie the game.
“Once that goal went in, it lifted the team so much,” said Reasso. “We evened things up and then it was down to heart. This is my 28th year at Rutgers and we’ve never had better chemistry. I’ve always had great guys and great teams all along but this is the best chemistry we’ve ever had.”
UC Santa Barbara responded in the 68th minute with a goal from Danny Barrera to take a one-goal lead but it was short-lived as Duka again found the back of the net with the tying score in the 74th minute.
“Dilly was exceptional,” said Reasso. “I thought there were two quality players out there tonight worthy of being Hermann Trophy candidates. Pontius was tremendous for them and if he’s a Hermann Trophy candidate then Dilly certainly is too.”
Rutgers was awarded a free kick from just outside the right side of the penalty area. Senior Kevin McFadden (Midlothian, Va.) stood over the offering but decided to lay it off to Duka who drove the shot low, through the wall and into goal as RU tied the game at 2-2.
“I’ve been working out extra, doing two-a-days with a few other players on the team and we knew we had to come into this game and be leaders,” said Duka. “We’re a young but we stepped up. We came together and won this game on all heart. This win is a huge confidence booster for us.”
The Scarlet Knights continued to apply pressure on the Gauchos defense as RU controlled much of the possession in the second half and it was another set piece that helped provide the team with its game-winning score.
Sophomore Aly Mazhar (Cairo, Egypt) took a free kick outside the box and sent a line drive directly at the Gauchos’ goalkeeper. Takset was able to get a hand on it and stop the initial shot from going in goal, but he was unable to corral the ball and maintain the tied game.
With the deflected shot lying just in front of the goal, Panuccio made a break for it and tapped home the first score of his young Scarlet Knight career.
“I was just there to finish the ball, my team made the goal happen,” said Panuccio. “Aly [Mazhar] had a great strike, the goalie bobbled it and I was in the right spot to finish the ball. The goosebumps and butterflies I got were amazing. Anyway you win is exciting for me. I can’t say enough about my team, we’re brothers, we’re a family and we fought for each other tonight. That’s why we won the game. We played with heart and it’s a great feeling to know that we can go out there and fight for each other.”
Reasso was extremely pleased with the play of his young striker.
“Goal scoring instincts are not something you can coach,” said Reasso. “You either have it or you don’t. We didn’t coach Gaetano to get in that position; he read the game and got himself in a position to finish. It’s a credit to him, he’s an outstanding young man and I thought he was tremendous tonight.”
After ending its season-opening five-match homestand against UCSB, Rutgers will look to open BIG EAST action with a road game at Pittsburgh on Friday, Sept. 19. Reasso believes that the team’s tough non-conference schedule has done well for preparing his squad for what lies ahead in a challenging conference slate.
“You can’t find a better game than this to prepare for BIG EAST play,” said Reasso. “I can’t say enough about how well coached UCSB is and what a great team they are. We try to build the season up to a crescendo so that we have a tough matchup like this and then a week to prepare for the BIG EAST. You can ask for a better sendoff that this.”
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Lyndi Keiser (’05)
September 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Keiser and Acuna each score a goal in 2-1 win over Elmira in women’s soccer
ELMIRA, NY – Senior Lyndi Keiser and freshman Ashley Acuna each scored unassisted first half goals to lead Mansfield to a 2-1 win over Elmira College in a non-conference women’s soccer game Thursday afternoon in Elmira.
Keiser scored the game’s first goal in the 12th minute playing a shot on a breakaway into the upper left corner of the net from five yards out. It was her fourth goal of the season and 27th of her career.
Acuna gave Mansfield a 2-0 lead knocking a lose ball into the left side of the net in the 29th minute for her second goal of the year.
Elmira closed the gap to 2-1 when Jenna Willington hit a goal 15 minutes into the second half.
Samantha DeLiere played goalie in the first half for Mansfield and recorded one save while freshman Kylee Jones played the second half with three saves.
Mansfield held a 16-10 shot advantage.
The game marked the first time the nearby schools played a women’s soccer match.
Mansfield improves to 2-3 on the season.
Bobby Warshaw (’07)
September 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Defense Holds Strong in Stanford Win
Moore earns second consecutive shutout
Sept. 14, 2008
SAN FRANCISCO – Bobby Warshaw’s second-half goal stood up for Stanford, which earned a 1-0 victory over host USF in a nonconference men’s soccer match Sunday night.
Warshaw first-timed a short centering pass from T.J. Novak with his right foot inside the near post in the 54th minute. It was the second goal of the season for the sophomore.
The goal was set up by midfielders Michael Strickland, who played the ball forward, and Thiago Sa Freire, who made a dummy run that froze the defense just long enough to allow the ball to reach Novak.
Novak, a senior, was one of several Stanford players to take on new roles in the match, starting at forward for the first time since his freshman year. Coach Bret Simon wanted to see what problems Novak, who has played midfield and defense, could create with his speed.
On the backline, sophomore Kevin Huang and freshman Tommy Ryan made their first collegiate starts, with Simon looking to take advantage of their ball-winning ability against a USF team (0-4) that would be fired up in its home opener.
“Everybody fought hard and together,” Simon said. “It was a good confidence-builder. The focus was good for the full 90 minutes. That’s something we’ve been building toward.”
Stanford prepared for Negoesco Stadium’s artificial turf by training at the Mayfield Park turf fields in Palo Alto. That may have contributed to Stanford’s ability to adapt to the quick pace.
The pitch played right into the style of the quick Sa Freire, who had a strong match at midfield.”Everybody was fighting for everybody today,” Sa Freire said. “It was a good team win.”
The victory was the second consecutive for Stanford (2-1-1), which gathers momentum heading into a showdown with visiting Creighton, ranked No. 2 by Soccer America and No. 3 by the NSCAA, on Friday (8 p.m.) in match to be televised nationally by Fox Soccer Channel.
Junior goalkeeper John Moore earned his second consecutive shutout and extended his scoreless streak to 266 minutes. Much help came from the play of senior defenders Ryan Imamura and Tim Jones, who was making his 50th consecutive start.
Moore made four saves, and made the defensively play of the match by swiping the ball away from the feet of a USF player on a rebounded shot during a scramble in front of the net in the 58th minute.
He earlier made a diving save of a point-blank shot at the near post.
Stanford ended its streak of three consecutive losses to USF, and earned its first victory over the Dons since 2001. The match was part of the four-team Bay Area Classic. Stanford plays Santa Clara in their next match of the tournament, on Sept. 27.
Stanford 1, USF 0
Stanford 0 1 – 1
USF 0 0 – 0
Stanford: Warshaw (Novak), 54th minute.
Records: Stanford 2-1-1, USF 0-4.
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Golf Tournament
May 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment
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College Soccer: Work pays off for former ‘Cats
November 15, 2007 | Leave a Comment
It was 13 years ago when Bobby Warshaw and Lauren Conner first crossed paths.
At the time, the 6-year-old Warshaw and the 7-year-old Conner were the superstars of the Mechanicsburg Recreation League and on that day, the two of them battled on the soccer field.
“At that age, they were both unstoppable,” said Conner’s father and soccer coach at the time, Chris. “We figured that the only way it would be a close game was if they guarded each other.”
According to Chris, Warshaw’s team, coached by Bobby’s father Allen, got the best of his ballclub that day.
“Allen’s team had the better of the play, but it was fun to watch the two of them go after each other,” Chris said. “It’s interesting how things turned out.”
Fast-forward to 2007, so much has happened. Both have gone through the school buses, the birthday parties, the homework and the proms of young life, culminating with their high school degrees from Mechanicsburg High School.
After all that life’s thrown at them, one thing has not changed — their passion for soccer.
Upon completion of their playing career for Wildcat boys’ and girls’ soccer coach Tony Lougee, it was time to move on.
A leap of faith
Davidson women’s soccer coach Greg Ashton called Conner’s decision to play for his team in Davidson, N.C. a “leap of faith.”
“We had never seen Lauren play before she came here,” Ashton said. “All we had were recommendations from high school and club coaches. She came only with the guarantee that she’d get the chance to work her way on the team.
“It was a big risk on her part to come to our athletics program.”
For Conner, her senior soccer season was winding down and she still had no idea where she wanted to go to college.
“Picking a college was a very hard decision for me,” Conner said. “I was looking for three things — a school with high academics, a small school and a school with a good soccer program. A lot of places had two of those three things, but none had all three.”
Then she made a college visit to Davidson.
Conner said. “It had all three things I was looking for, so that’s where I went.”
Conner made the soccer team and even got some minutes her freshman year, but she admitted that she didn’t exactly have the type of season that dreams are made of.
“I was nervous all the time,” Conner said. “I played a decent amount, but I wasn’t confident.”
But as the old adage goes, when the going gets tough, the tough get going.
Ashton said, “Lauren went back home to Mechanicsburg for the summer and I encouraged our team to do a summer workout and play as much as possible.
“Lauren went above and beyond for her team.”
Summer intensity
Last summer was Conner’s chance to gain an edge.
“I ran almost every day and lifted two, three times a week,” Conner said. “I also played for two different club teams.”
In the little spare time she had remaining, Conner spent it playing soccer with members of the Mechanicsburg boys’ high school team.
“The guy’s game is a different game,” Conner said. “Every practice I went to helped me get better and helped me learn what I needed.”
And by the time the 2007 soccer season rolled around, Conner was blowing people away.
“We immediately saw results,” Ashton said. “From the first day of camp, her competitive nature was standing out. There are more talented players on the team, but I don’t think they worked as hard as Lauren did.”
This season, Conner was one of just a handful of players to start every game for the Wildcats.
“I don’t think she ever took for granted that she was a starter,” Ashton said. “Not only was she starting for us, she was scoring goals.”
Make that game-winning goals.
The biggest of Conner’s four game-winners was probably the strike that broke up Appalachian State’s unbeaten season on Sept. 27. Conner’s goal in the 108th minute pushed Davidson to a 2-1 overtime victory.
“It was a great feeling,” Conner said. “It’s all a blur now. Everyone contributed to that win.”
Looking to the future
Davidson recently ended its 14-5-1 season with a 1-0 loss to Furman in the Southern Conference semifinals. But with the return of players like Conner (5 goals, 3 assists), Kyri Bye-Nagel (12 goals, 1 assist), Blakely Low (6 goals, 2 assists) and Suzanne Sittko (5 goals, 2 assists) — all sophomores — the Wildcats have a lot to look forward to next season.
“All of these girls are better than I thought they would be at this stage,” Ashton said. “I’m very fortunate to have such a great attacking group.”
“We have such a good group of forwards and such a good group of defenders,” Conner said. “We’re going to practice against each other and only get better.
“We’re going to have a strong core of players coming back. Hopefully we have a good recruiting class and hopefully we can make it to the NCAA’s next year.”
Bobby Warshaw: a down-to-earth kind of guy
Pamon Forouhar is just a normal college student living the normal college life.
So when Warshaw, a big-time athlete playing at a Division I program, moved in right across the hall from Forouhar in Stanford’s Larkin Hall, Forouhar wasn’t sure what to expect.
“I came in thinking he would be arrogant,” Forouhar said. “I definitely did not expect to find him to be as nice, smart and caring as he actually is.”
Warshaw’s good attitude earned him a lot of friends, and a lot of fans.
“Bobby has a huge entourage in the dorm,” Forouhar said. “We all like to go to his games, cheer his name and make signs for him. Bobby is one of the coolest people in the world, hands down.”
Coolness aside, Warshaw wishes he could’ve played better to give fans something more to cheer about.
“I feel bad for not playing well enough,” Warshaw said. “We should’ve won more games than we did.”
Keep in mind that Warshaw’s a freshman — a freshman that led his team in scoring with five goals and a pair of assists.
With the Cardinals sitting on a 6-6-5 record with just one game to go, Warshaw believes there is much work to be done.
“We need to find a way to be consistent in every game,” Warshaw said. “From there, we need to up our general level of play.”
Stanford coach Bret Simon said he was extremely happy with the play of his fantastic freshman this season, but agrees that the world has yet to see the best of Warshaw.
“So far, we’re thrilled,” Simon said. “Bobby sees the game very quickly, he’s skillful and he’s capable of changing the game at any moment. He not only helps our team win games, he also plays on the psyche of the opponents.”
An easy choice
“I didn’t really play the recruiting game, I’ve always wanted to come here,” Warshaw said. “I liked the coach and I liked the weather so it wasn’t really a tough decision for me.”
Warshaw followed in the footsteps of his brother, Chris, who is now a graduate student at Stanford.
“Having Chris here made the decision easier,” Warshaw said. “It’s really nice to have an aspect of home here. Chris usually comes over to the cafeteria for a weekly dinner.”
Like many freshmen, Warshaw is unsure of what he wants out of college.
“I think I want to study political science,” Warshaw said. “I might go for economics or policy-making as well — I’m just taking a lot of intro classes right now. It’s tough to plan classes when you don’t know what you want to be.”
Thirsting for improvement
While school is the top priority for Warshaw, working together with his soccer team to become better has to be a close second.
“I guess you could say the PAC-10 is a little bit different from the (Mid-Penn) Keystone Division,” Warshaw said. “In general, the athletes are more athletic and they come at you a little harder. Every game means something and every game is a battle.”
Warshaw said his team has no characters, just competitors, a formula he believes can be successful in the PAC-10.
“We don’t have any cliques or groups on this team,” Warshaw said. “We all want to win and try to make each other better.”
Warshaw buys into coach Simon’s philosophy that soccer is a team sport.
“Our emphasis is on the team, not the individual,” Simon said. “Bobby is going to be a mainstay on the team, but he will have a great cast around him as well.”
Warshaw said he is a team player, even if that means changing positions several times a season.
“We want to win and we will do whatever the coaches tell us to so that we can win,” Warshaw said. “Everyone has, at some point in the year, sacrificed for the team.”
There is one game remaining before the Cardinals send off their seniors and get ready for the 2008 fall season, which Simon hopes to be a big time for Warshaw.
“I think we’re going in a good direction,” Simon said. “Bobby has a lot of tools. I think we’re just scratching the surface of what he can accomplish.”
Matt Gawlas (’05)
October 19, 2007 | Leave a Comment
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Jordan Smak (’07)
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Blue Jays Get by Bullets 1-0 in Overtime
BALTIMORE, Md. – Jane O’Conner connected on a header in the 96th minute to lift Johns Hopkins University to a 1-0 victory over visiting Gettysburg College in Centennial Conference action on Saturday afternoon. The loss spoiled a strong outing from Bullet keeper Danielle St. Pierre (Londonderry, N.H./Trinity), who made 10 saves.
Johns Hopkins (8-4-1, 4-1 CC) couldn’t find the back of the net during regulation despite firing off 19 shots. Gettysburg’s (3-9, 2-3 CC) defense held firm behind St. Pierre as the junior goalie made five stops in each half.
The Bullets had a handful of opportunities to crack the scoreboard in the second half as Shaina Wright (Gettysburg, Pa./Gettysburg) took a pair of shots at the goal. Both attempts failed, however, finding the arms of Hopkins’ keeper Karen Guszkowski. Gettysburg had another pair of potential goals thwarted by Guszkowski in the latter stages of the period, the first coming off the foot of first-year Jordann Smak (Mechanicsburg, Pa./Mechanicsburg) and the second off the head of fellow classmate Lauren Walsh (Ridgefield, Conn./Ridgefield).
The Blue Jays pressed the action early in the extra session, taking two shots in the first four minutes. After getting a corner kick at 94:56, Chrissy McCurdy controlled the ball and lifted it to the middle of the goal where O’Conner completed the connection.
Next up for the Bullets is a non-conference contest at York College on Wednesday, Oct. 10, at 4 p.m.
Jordan Smak (’07)
September 19, 2007 | Leave a Comment
Newcomers Propel Gettysburg to Win at Players Cup
Lauren Walsh
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GETTYSBURG, Pa. – The Gettysburg College women’s soccer team took only four shots in its non-conference match against the University of Mary Washington, but a pair of freshmen made their attempts count as the Bullets walked away with a 2-0 victory over the Eagles in the final contest of the Gettysburg Players Cup on Sunday afternoon.
Gettysburg (1-1) managed to even its season record, but Mary Washington (1-1) controlled the tempo for most of the game, out-shooting the hosts 17-4 and taking all five corner kicks. The Bullets connected when it mattered most, however, as freshman Lauren Walsh (Ridgefield, Conn./Ridgefield) kicked home a loose ball in the 35th minute.
The Eagles continued the pressure in the second stanza, sending 11 shots at Gettysburg goalkeeper Danielle St. Pierre (Londonderry, N.H./Trinity), but the junior held firm, making seven of her game-high nine saves in the final period.
With their goalkeeper holding firm, the Bullets were able to capitalize on another rare scoring opportunity almost 20 minutes into the second half. Walsh once again pressed the action with a shot that was saved by the keeper, and after the ball bounded off another Gettysburg player, freshman Jordann Smak (Mechanicsburg, Pa./Mechanicsburg) lived up to her surname and smacked the ball into the top of the net to give the hosts a comfortable 2-0 advantage. The Bullet defense led by St. Pierre, Shaina Wright (Gettysburg, Pa./Gettysburg), Kelly Burke (Greenwood Village, Colo./St. Mary’s Academy), and Casey Harper (Ocean View, N.J./Ocean City) contained the Eagle attack the rest of the way to preserve the victory.
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