Box Score
GETTYSBURG, Pa. - Despite numerous scoring
opportunities by both teams, Gettysburg and sixth-ranked William
Smith ended with a scoreless tie in the Gettysburg Women’s
Soccer Classic on Sunday.
With the tie, the Bullets (1-0-1) win the
Gettysburg Classic while the Herons (0-0-2), who tied Mary
Washington 1-1 on Saturday, placed second after winning the
event last season.
William Smith’s Leah Cornwell
was named Most Valuable Player for the two games after making
four saves in the standstill against Gettysburg.
Katie Simmons (Alamont, NY/Guilderland)
made four saves for Gettysburg while Katie Langmore
(Boxboro, MA/Acton-Boxboro) led both squads with four
shots.
In a defensive struggle on a cold and wet
afternoon, each team could not capitalize on several scoring
opportunities.
Langmore gained an advantage on the Herons
to face Cornwell one-on-one in the eighth minute, but missed
high.
Simmons saved the William Smith’s first scoring
threat off the foot of Jaime Janowich in the
ninth minute.
The Bullets could not punch in a goal on
back-to-back shots from Andrea Lipkin (Easton, PA/Easton)
and Molly Bauer (Camp Hill, PA/Camp Hill)
in the 36th minute.
Alyson Stachura gave the Herons
another scoring opportunity in the 67th minute that Bullets
netminder Simmons saved.
Cornwell stopped Michele Freidmann’s
(Wyomissing, PA/Wyomissing) shot in the 67th minute
and Langmore missed high and wide in the 67th and 71st minute,
respectively.
Each team missed a chance to score in the
final minutes of regulation with both goalkeepers keeping
the ball out of their nets.
Cornwell stopped Langmore’s shot in the at
the 88:39 mark and Simmons grabbed Maria Paoff’s
shot 18 second later to force overtime.
Each squad could only manage a shot each
in the two 10-minute overtimes.
Simmons nabbed Christine Curry’s
shot in the 104th minute while Cornwell knocked Ashley
Froman’s (Glen Arm, MD/Loch Raven) over the cross
bar with 15 seconds remaining in the first overtime.
Gettysburg returns to action on Friday at
the Muhlenberg Classic when they face No. 8 Scranton. Game
time is 2 p.m.
| Score by Half |
1 |
2 |
OT |
OT |
- |
F |
| No. 6 William Smith (0-0-2) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
- |
0 |
| Gettysburg (1-0-1) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
- |
0 |
Scoring
none
Shots: W5, G 10. Corner Kicks: W 3, G 2. Fouls:
W 17, G 12. Goalie Saves: W (Leah Cornwell 120 min.,
4 SV), G (Katie Simmons 120 min. 4 SV).
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