PHOTO GALLERY
LATROBE, Pa. (Oct. 17) - Two second half goals helped visiting Washington & Jefferson College finish off Saint Vincent by a 4-1 margin in a Presidents' Athletic Conference game at UPMC Field.
The Presidents opened strong, tallying an early goal by Julie Halula in the 5th minute of play, to take a 1-0 advantage. W&J tacked on another goal in the 21st minute, when Katie Hahn deflected a shot off the post and in to make it 2-0.
Saint Vincent would cut its deficit in half just before halftime, as
Leah Memmo set up a
Kristin Marsh goal off of a corner kick in the 43rd minute. The goal was the 8th of the season for Marsh, while Memmo picked up her team-leading fifth assist of the season.
W&J would seal the victory with a pair of second half goals. The Presidents answered with a goal by Hannah Johnston in the 53rd minute before Chandler Marteeny closed the scoring with a score in the 69th minute of play. The four goals were a single-game season-high for W&J.
For the game, W&J held advantages over SVC in shots (18-10) and shots on goal (11-6). The Bearcats recorded more corner kicks (3-1) and goalkeeper saves (7-5) than the Presidents.
Marsh paced the offense with four shots, three of which were on goal.
Maddy Mihalchik tallied three shots off of the SVC bench.
Corinne Burk started and played all 90 minutes in goal. The senior keeper made seven saves for SVC.
The loss drops SVC to 4-8-1 overall and 0-4-1 in PAC play. W&J improves to 3-2 in league contests and 6-7-2 overall.
Saint Vincent travels to Chatham University for a league tilt on Saturday, Oct. 20. The match will be played at Ellis Field. Start time is scheduled for 1 p.m.
