THE FACTS
Gettysburg (6-3-1, 4-1 CC) 1, Dickinson (7-4, 3-2 CC)
What: Centennial Conference (CC) women's soccer game
When: Wednesday, Oct. 4
Where: Gettysburg, Pa.
THE SKINNY STORY
Gettysburg took advantage of one of its few true threats in the 67th minute and the defense once again did its job for a 1-0 win over Dickinson.
THE LEADERS
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Jordan Weinberg (Jacksonville Beach, Fla./Winchester [Mass.]), who helped anchor the Bullets' backline to another strong performance, got the game's lone tally off a corner kick.
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Alex Jurow (Boonton, N.J./Parsippany Hills) made five saves in goal, including a pair of critical stops in the final 25 minutes of the game, for the fourth shutout of her rookie season.
FOR THE FOES
• Katie Vassilakos took four shots for the Red Devils.
THE REST OF THE STORY
• Gettysburg had the best opportunity of the first half, coming less than a minute into the game when
Morgan Hobson's (Rumson, N.J./Rumson-Fair Haven Regional) shot from in front of the cage slipped just left of the post.
• Dickinson carried the play through most of the second half but a
Petra Brown (Huntington, N.Y./Harborfields) shot from distance generated the Bullets' lone corner kick of the game.
Zoe Want (Redondo Beach, Calif./Redondo Union) sent the kick from the near corner to the back post where it found
Jordan Weinberg, who was able to blast it across the goalmouth and into the back of the net.
THE INSIDE STORY
• For
Jordan Weinberg, it was her first goal of the season. She is the eighth Gettysburg player to find the back of the net.
• Dickinson finished with advantage of 13-4 in shots and 9-1 in corner kicks on the night.
• The Bullets won their fifth straight game – four of which have been by 1-0 final scores.
• At the midway point of the conference season, Gettysburg finds itself in a tie for second place in the standings.
NEXT UP
The Bullets return to action at home against No. 7 Johns Hopkins on Saturday. Game time is 7 p.m.
