WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Catholic women's soccer team continued its Landmark Conference dominance with a second half go-ahead goal against Susquehanna.
Catholic quickly took the ball to its offensive side, earning a corner kick just a minute into play. Just a few minutes later,
Caroline Aponte took the first shot for the Cardinals, giving Susquehanna goalkeeper Katie Henchy her first save of the game.
Aponte took two more shots in the first half, while
Sara Greaser,
Ava Moran,
Catalina Zumbado, and
Reagan O'Mara also looked for opportunities, taking shots of their own. Susquehanna saw some opportunities, but were unsuccessful as well.
Both defenses held strong, and the score was knotted at zero heading into the break.
The Cardinals came into the half looking to remove the zero from the scoreboard under their name. After receiving a Catholic throw-in, Moran passed the ball to Greaser who was waiting at the center of the field. Greaser dribbled the ball, spun around and took a strong shot that snuck into the right side of the Susquehanna goal to put Catholic on the board in the 65th minute of play.
Susquehanna's Henchy tallied four more saves on the night after Catholic scored, resulting in a 1-0 score in favor of the Cardinals.
With this win, Catholic improves its record to 10-3-2 overall this season, and they remain unbeaten in Landmark play with a record of 6-0-1. Catholic has also clinched a bye in the First Round of the Landmark Conference Tournament.
Inside the Box Score:
- With the shutout today, Catholic has yet to give up a goal in all seven conference matches played this season. Lauren Creamer has also earned her sixth shutout of the season tonight, logging two saves in the win.
- Greaser is now tied alongside O'Mara with four goals this season.
- Moran earned her second assist of the season on Greaser's goal, tying her for second on the squad next to Katie Scully and Zumbado.
Next, Catholic will host Scranton in its final regular season home match up on Saturday, October 24th. Kickoff is scheduled for 4 p.m. at Carlini Field.
