September 25, 2011

Women's Soccer Weekend Recap


Hopkins' Christina Convey

 

Friday, September 23
Franklin & Marshall 1, Ursinus 0
Nancy Epstein scored in the 57th minute, leading Franklin & Marshall to a 1-0 victory over Ursinus in Centennial Conference (CC) women's soccer action on a rainy Friday night.  The Diplomats (2-2-1, 2-1 CC) made the most of their opportunities, culminating with Epstein's goal, her first of the season. The Diplomats outshot the Bears (2-6, 0-3 CC) 4-3 overall, and 3-2 in shots on goal.  The Bears held a 7-2 advantage in corners. 
 

Saturday, September 24
Dickinson 2, Swarthmore 1
The Dickinson College women's soccer team returned to the win column on Saturday, posting an impressive win over visiting Swarthmore. The Devils struck once in each half and held off a late surge from the Garnet for a 2-1, Centennial Conference victory on homecoming weekend.  Sophomore Olivia Licata scored both Red Devil goals. Megan Brock scored an unassisted goal in the 88th minute for the Garnet.

 

Gettysburg 7, Washington College 0
Six different players found the back of the net as the Gettysburg College women's soccer team improved to 3-0 in the Centennial Conference with a 7-0 victory over Washington College Saturday at Clark Field.  Gettysburg (5-2, 3-0 CC) recorded its third consecutive shutout and fourth consecutive victory overall. The Bullets out-shot Washington (1-5-1, 0-2-1 CC) 42-4, marking its highest shot total since putting up 44 in an 11-0 win over Chestnut Hill College in 2004. 

 

Haverford 1, Elizabethtown 0
Forward Meg Boyer broke a scoreless tie with a 67th-minute goal to give the Haverford College women's soccer team a 1-0 win over Elizabethtown College in non-conference action Saturday night at Hempfield High School.
 

Johns Hopkins 3, Muhlenberg 0
The seventh ranked Johns Hopkins women's soccer team shutout yet another opponent, Saturday night at Homewood field as the Blue Jays downed Centennial Conference opponent, Muhlenberg, 3-0 to remain a perfect 8-0 on the season.  The shutout victory for Hopkins is its sixth in a row and the Blue Jays have registered a total of 542:12 minutes of scoreless soccer with the last goal scored against them coming from Carnegie Mellon at 89:11, to push the game into overtime.  

 

McDaniel 5, Bryn Mawr 1
Kelly Crawford scored two goals to lead McDaniel (1-4, 1-2 CC) to its first victory of the season with a 5-1 win over Bryn Mawr. Hilary Hanus added three assists for the Green Terror.  Lizzie Robinson broke up the shutout for the Owls (5-1-1, 0-1-1 CC), scoring unassisted with three seconds to play.

Sunday, September 25
Stevenson 2, Muhlenberg 1
Stevenson headed in a corner kick 2:41 into the game and went on to win, 2-1. Trailing 2-0, the Mules (4-4-1) cut the deficit in half 18 seconds before halftime when sophomore Stephanie Tramutola put in a free kick from 25 yards out for her first goal of the season. The second half was scoreless.