ALLENTOWN, Pa. – The Swarthmore College women's soccer team set a new season high with 33 shots in a dominant 4-1 victory at Muhlenberg College in Centennial Conference action on Wednesday night.
Ava Gizzie added to their team-high goal total, notching their sixth of the season in the win.
Charlotte Carleton,
Aminah Evans, and
Macie Mangini also found the back of the net for the Garnet. It was the first collegiate goal for Evans. Mangini added an assist for a three-point night.
Gizzie opened the scoring just over three minutes into the contest. Swarthmore recorded another first-half goal for a 2-0 halftime advantage. The Mules closed the gap to one early in the second half but Evans restored a two-goal cushion in the 63
rd minute before Mangini put the game away with her tally with four minutes remaining.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Garnet needed just 3:08 of action to get on the board.
Celia Kanellakos won a loose ball from a defender near midfield then sent a perfect pass through the defense to Gizzie. Gizzie one-timed it past the goalkeeper for a 1-0 Garnet lead.
- Carleton nearly made it 2-0 in the 12
th minute when her shot rang off the post. She did not miss on her next chance, which came in the 33
rd minute. On a corner kick, Mangini headed the ball towards the cage. Mangini's effort was stopped by the goalie but Carleton was there to deposit the rebound and put Swarthmore up two.
- In the second half, Muhlenberg cut the deficit in half in the 55
th minute. However,
Aminah Evans put the Garnet ahead by two again just eight minutes later. She pounced on a loose ball in the box and blasted it into the left side of the net.
- The Swarthmore defense conceded just three shots after Evans's marker and
Sofie Aird kept the ball out of the net. Mangini iced the win for the Garnet at the 86-minute mark.
Eloise Franz settled a clearing attempt and found an open Mangini. Mangini's shot from just over 20 yards out eluded the goalkeeper for the final tally of the evening.
GARNET LEADERS
Goals: Gizzie, Carleton, Evans, Mangini
Assists: Kanellakos, Mangini, Franz 1
Points: Mangini 3
Shots: Gizzie 7
Saves: Aird 4
UP NEXT
Swarthmore (4-0-3, 2-0 Centennial) returns home to play Franklin and Marshall College on Saturday.
