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The Goldey-Beacom women’s soccer team earned its third victory of the season on Saturday with 5-2 win over the Post University Eagles.
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Game Recap:
Goldey-Beacom leads by two at halftime.
The scoreboard lit up for the first time in the match in the 21st minute when Sophomore forward Maria Fonseca found the net, putting the Lightning up 1-0. Junior defender Janie Cross assisted on the goal.
Ten minutes later, Post would answer back with a goal of their own to tie the game at one.
Junior Forward Jessica Jensen made sure GBC didn’t lose the lead for long as she blasted the ball in for the score to give her team a 2-1 advantage in the 38th minute. Senior defender Miley Jones and Fonseca assisted on the play.
Jones assisted on that score, but about a minute later, she scored a goal of her own to put her team up 3-1 at the end of the first half. Senior forward Lexy Yeager assisted on the play.
The Lightning take home a 5-2 win!
The scoring party continued in the second half, as sophomore defender Stine Solvik knocked one in at the 47th minute, and Jessica Jensen scored her second goal of the day at the 50th minute to put their team up 5-1. Junior midfielder Ella Badra assisted on Solvik’s goal, and Junior midfielder Irene Freire Trillo set up Jensen’s score.
Post would score around the 78th minute mark, but that wasn’t enough for a comeback as Goldey-Beacom took home a dominating 5-2 win.
Stats and standouts:
The standouts in the game for the Lightning were Maria Fonseca, Janie Cross, Jessica Jensen, Miley Jones, Lexy Yeager, Stine Solvik, Ella Badra, Irene Freire Trillo, junior goalkeeper Jennifer Klumpp
and sophomore goalkeeper Maria Empadinhas.
Fonseca had two shots, one shot on goal, one assist, and scored one goal in the win.
Cross had one shot, one shot at the goal, and one assist in the match.
Jensen had four shots, three shots on the goal, and scored two goals in the victory.
Jones had three shots, two shots on goal, one assist, and scored one goal in the game.
Yeager had two shots and one assist in the match.
Solvick had one shot, one shot on goal, and scored one goal in the win.
Badra had three shots, three shots at the goal, and one assist in the game.
Freire Trillo had one assist in the match.
Klumpp allowed one goal and had one save in 35:59 minutes in the game.
Empadinhas allowed one goal and had one save in 54:01 minutes in the win.
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