GETTYSBURG, Pa. – Junior
Lena Schaefer (Atlanta, Ga./Lakeside) and senior
Erika Muskus (Scotch Plains, N.J./Scotch Plains Fanwood) scored one goal apiece to lift the Gettysburg College women's soccer team to a 2-1 non-conference victory against York College (Pa.) in the home opener on Thursday night.
Final Result
| Teams |
1st |
2nd |
Final |
| Gettysburg (3-0) |
1 |
1 |
2 |
| York (Pa.) (2-3) |
0 |
1 |
1 |
Top Performers - Gettysburg
Lena Schaefer '23 (Atlanta, Ga./Lakeside) – Goal
Erika Muskus '22 (Scotch Plains, N.J./Scotch Plains Fanwood) - Goal
Top Performers – York (Pa.)
Jenna Cholowinski – Goal
Cat McCarty – 8 Saves
How it Happened
First Half: The first several minutes remained quiet between the Bullets and Spartans until the 15:49 marker. Freshman
Jordan Weinberg (Winchester, Mass./Winchester) made the most of her home debut as she fed a perfect pass from the right side of the field to Schaefer, who had a defender on her, headed the ball that tipped off the goalkeepers hands into the back of the net for the 1-0 lead. York looked to tie the game up in the final five minutes of the first half, but the shot was blocked, giving the Bullets the 1-0 advantage at halftime.
Second Half: As the second half started, so did the misty rain, which didn't slow down the intensity of the game. Four minutes into the half, a deflected ball off a Gettysburg defender set up Jenna Cholowinski as she rocketed a long left-footed shot into the upper right corner of the net to tie it up at 1-1. Gettysburg took six shots after that, with four coming from Muskus, before providing what held up as the game-winning goal in the 72nd minute. Muskus dribbled down the middle of the field out hustling a York defender as the goalkeeper came out of the box and faked her out for the easy tap into the net. Neither team backed down for the remainder of the contest. Cholowinski had an opportunity to tally her second goal of the night in the 86th minute, but it was blocked by the stalwart Gettysburg defense.
By the Numbers
- Gettysburg outshot York 15-9 and held the 5-3 edge in corner kicks.
- Schaefer registered her first career goal while Weinberg collected her first career assist.
- Muskus scored her 20th career goal to become the tenth player in program history to post 20 or more goals.
- Today's game marked the first time the Bullets played on Clark Field since the opening round of the Centennial Conference Championship against McDaniel College on Nov. 6, 2019.
All-Time Series
Gettysburg holds a 10-3-2 all-time series record against York. The Bullets have won the last seven meetings over the Spartans, with all but two being shutouts.
Up Next
Gettysburg opens Centennial Conference play this Saturday as they welcome Ursinus College to Clark Field for a 4 p.m. matchup.
