Box Score
GETTYSBURG, Pa. - Mindy Miller
netted the game-winner to lead ninth-ranked Messiah past Gettysburg
1-0 in women's soccer non-conference action on Wednesday.
Miller knocked in the rebound in the final
three minutes of the game to lead the Falcons (8-0) to their
third-straight shutout victory over the Bullets (4-2-2).
Maggie Futato made four saves
in the winning effort. Katie Simmons (Altamont, NY/Guilderland)
made a career-high seven stops for Gettysburg.
Both squads battled back-and-forth trying
to grab a lead, but could not break the scoreless tie until
Messiah scored in the final minute to come away with their
eighth victory of the season.
Simmons knocked Billie Jo Atkin's
25-yard boot away, but Miller knocked in the rebound with
2 minutes, 35 seconds remaining in the game.
The Bullets were outshot 11-5, but had several
scoring opportunities in the contest.
Futato saved two shots from Julia Girman
(Cherry Hills, NJ/Cherry Hill) in the 13th and 36th
minute, respectively.
Christina DiTucci (East Rochester,
NY/Our Lady of Mercy) tried to score from 15-yards
out, but her shot was high in the 59th minute.
Gettysburg's best scoring threat came in
the 71st minute when Futato made a diving stop to her right
off a Jenny Line (Carlisle, PA/Carlisle) shot.
Molly Bauer's (Camp Hill, PA/Cumberland
Valley) shot in the 84th minute was the last scoring
opportunity for the Bullets in the game, but Futato came away
with the save.
Gettysburg returns to action on Saturday
when Swarthmore comes to town for a Centennial Conference
match. Game time is 12 p.m.
| Score by Half |
1 |
2 |
- |
F |
| #9 Messiah (8-0) |
0 |
1 |
- |
1 |
| Gettysburg (4-2-2) |
0 |
0 |
- |
0 |
Scoring
M - Mindy Miller (Billie Jo Atkins), 87:28
Shots: M 11, G 5. Corner Kicks: M 4, G 3. Fouls:
M 5, G 14. Goalie Saves: M 4 (Maggie Futato), G 7 (Katie
Simmons).
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