Gophers Blank EMU to Move to 3-0

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Gophers Blank EMU to Move to 3-0
September 6, 2023

TOWSON, Md. - The Goucher College field hockey team got goals from three different scorers as it moved to 3-0 with a 3-0 victory over Eastern Mennonite University Wednesday afternoon.

First Quarter

  • Goucher (3-0) had one shot on goal by Riley Peery and two by Zoe Mikles in the first two minutes of the game.
  • At the 6:20 mark, Mikles got the Gophers on the board with her fourth goal of the season.
  • Madison Usher had a shot turned aside by EMU's (0-3) Gracyn Arruda in the final minute of the quarter.

Second Quarter

  • Kaitlyn Bucci had the lone shot for either team in the second quarter five minutes in that was stopped by Arruda.
  • The Royals generated a penalty corner with three minutes left before halftime.

Third Quarter

  • Bucci scored when she ripped a shot from the top of the arc 1:51 into the second half to make it 2-0.
  • The Gophers made it 3-0 in the 39th minute when Daryn Carter lifted a high arcing shot off a penalty corner.  Maddie Fisher notched the assist.

Fourth Quarter

  • Arruda stopped two Bucci shots with just under 11 minutes to play.
  • EMU's Kate Landis had a shot turned aside by Goucher goalie Katie Bloom with eight minutes left.

Numbers and. Notes

  • At 3-0, Goucher is off to its best start since the 2014 season.  The Gophers have outscored their opponents 9-2 and surpassed last season's win total.
  • The Gophers' three game win streak is their longest since winning three in a row in 2019.
  • Goucher outshot Eastern Mennonite 13-1.
  • Arruda made seven saves for the Royals, while Bloom made one save for her first collegiate shutout.
  • Goucher snapped a two-game EMU win streak in the series.

Play of the Game

Numbers and. Notes

  • Goucher wraps up its season-opening four game homestand on Saturday, hosting Widener at 7 pm at Beldon Field.