COLLEGEVILLE, Pa. – Behind two goals from sophomore
Fiona Sanders, the Ursinus Women's Soccer team picked up a crucial 2-0 Centennial Conference win over Gettysburg on Homecoming Saturday at Patterson Field
.
With the win, the Bears improved to 8-4-2 overall and 4-3-1 in Centennial Conference play. It was also the Bears first win over Gettysburg since the 2015 season. Meanwhile, the Bullets fell to 7-5-2 and 3-3-1 overall.
Junior
Kaleigh Evans nearly got the Bears on the board in the 15
th minute after slipping through two Bullets defenders to set up a quick 1-on-1 with the Gettysburg goalie but had it deflected away. Gettysburg sailed a ball off the top of the crossbar in the 32
nd minute and had another sail wide right in the final minute that kept the game scoreless at halftime.
Sanders struck for her first goal of the game in the 53
rd minute after heading in a pass from the right by classmate
Abby Godown. Sanders quickly doubled the Bears lead after sailing the ball high into the net after being set up perfectly with a pass by first-year
Alexis Whaley. The Bullets had a chance to possibly cut into the lead after being awarded a penalty kick in the 59
th minute, but the shot went right into the arms of first-year goalkeeper
Lexie Albaeck. Ursinus had a shot saved in the 67
th minute and Albaeck snatched a pop up shot in the 73
rd minute. Gettysburg put one last shot on net in the final minute that was saved and preserved the Bears second shutout of the week.
The Bullets held a 16-9 shot advantage for the game but just a 5-4 advantage in shots on goal. Ursinus also held a slight 4-2 advantage in corner kicks. Albaeck made five saves in the full 90 minutes for her seventh shutout of the season that ties the single season Ursinus program record.
The Bears return to action on Wednesday, October 21
st as they will host Widener for their final regular season home contest of the season at 7:30 p.m.
