1-0 Victory Pushes Wilkes Women's Soccer Past Goucher College
BALTIMORE, Md. – The Wilkes University women's soccer team recorded an essential on-the-road victory against Goucher College on Saturday afternoon.
Wilkes improves to 9-5-1 overall and 3–2-1 in the Landmark Conference, while Goucher falls 1-12 overall and 0-6 in conference.
Wilkes gained control and maintained possession throughout the majority of the half and found a breakthrough in the 43rd minute.
Jess Shea (Somerset, NJ/Franklin) ripped a shot from outside of the penalty box that was punched away by the Gopher's goalkeeper. The rebound found
Emma Devers (Macungie, PA/Allentown Central Catholic), who knocked the ball into the back of the net for her third goal of the season.
The second half was much of the same as the Colonels dictated possession, finding multiple goal-scoring opportunities. Wilkes accumulated a total of 13 corner kicks in the second half, emphasizing their presence in their offensive attack. Despite the abundance of opportunities, Wilkes was unable to increase the score, finishing the game 1-0.
The Colonels outshot the Gophers 23-4, and 13 shots were on target for Wilkes.
Delaney Yaracs (Butler, PA/Butler) had a quiet afternoon, recording three saves.
Sarah Straup (Pennsburg, PA/Upper Perkiomen) led the team in shots with a total of six, followed by
Abby Bolz (Fair Hill, MD/Rising Sun) with four.
The Colonels return to action on Bruggeworth Field on Wednesday, October 21 against the University of Scranton for a 7 p.m. kick-off.
