GETTYSBURG, Pa. – The No. 14 Swarthmore College women's soccer team ran its unbeaten streak to 11 games with a 3-1 road win at Gettysburg College on Saturday.
With the win, the Garnet secured a Centennial Conference Tournament berth and kept pace with the conference leaders. Swarthmore sits in a tie for second place with two games remaining in the regular season. Just one point separates the top three squads in the Centennial.
The Garnet scored twice in the first half and upped their lead to three in the second, controlling the game with an 18-4 advantage in shots. After benefitting from an own goal by the Bullets,
Anwen Reed and
Ava Gizzie found the back of the net for Swarthmore. Gettysburg spoiled the shutout bid with a late penalty-kick goal.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Garnet blitzed the Bullets defense early and often, recording nine shots in the opening 31-plus minutes. However, it was friendly fire that allowed Swarthmore to take a 1-0 lead in the 32
nd minute. The Garnet sent in a cross from the right sideline and a Gettysburg defender looked to clear it away with a header. However, the ball bounced the other way and went into the net.
- Reed made it a 2-0 lead in the 38
th minute. The junior warded off a defender as she dribbled down the right side of the box towards the goal. She then beat the goalkeeper to the left side for her fifth goal of the year.
- Gizzie increased the margin to three on Swarthmore's first shot of the second half. They intercepted a clearing pass near the top of the box and fired the ball past the goalie in the 50
th minute.
- The Garnet defense took care of the rest with a three-goal lead, allowing just three shots through 87 minutes of play. A foul in the box with just 2:05 left gave the Bullets their only goal of the day as they converted the penalty kick.
GARNET LEADERS
Goals: Reed, Gizzie 1
Shots: Gizzie 4
UP NEXT
Swarthmore (10-1-3, 6-0-2 Centennial) returns home for its final two regular season games, beginning on Tuesday versus Washington College.
