Waples, Van Engeland Score in 2-1 Win at Susquehanna

SELINSGROVE, Pa. - Goucher College scored a goal in each half, including Eian Waples' first collegiate goal, as it downed Susquehanna 2-0 Tuesday night in Landmark Conference women's soccer at Sassafras Multipurpose Field.

• Goucher (7-3-2, 2-2-1 Landmark) scored 1:57 into the game on Waples' first collegiate goal.
• Yaya Diabagate played a long ball downfield, that Waples tracked down and fired on Susquehanna (3-7-2, 1-4) goalie Tony Burns.
• Burns made an initial save but the rebound was knocked in by Waples to make it 1-0.
• Jeremiah Odubade had a shot blocked in the fifth minute.
• The River Hawks had their first shot of the night in the 13th minute go right.
• Elliot Bezdek had a shot saved by Burns in the 25th minute.
• Goucher outshot Susquehanna 9-2 in the opening 45 minutes.

• Michael Adekanmbi had a shot blocked by a River Hawk defender 10 minutes in.
• Will Frasier had a shot saved by Burns five minutes later.
• Susquehanna put a shot on goal in the 69th minute that was saved by Goucher goalie Ale Sternini.
• Paul Van Engeland scored Goucher's second goal of the night with just over 20 minutes to play.
• Rafael Berhanu took a pass inside the box and tapped it out to Van Engeland at the top of the 18 who blasted it inside the far left post.
• Susquehanna converted a penalty kick with just over 10 minutes left.
• Goucher played up a man for the final nearly 10 minutes as a River Hawk player was sent off with his second yellow card of the evening.

• The Gophers outshot Susquehanna 16-7 and took seven corners to the River Hawks' one.
• Sternini made one save for Goucher, while Burns recorded five stops for the hosts.
• Goucher is unbeaten in its last seven games against Susquehanna (5-0-2).
• Halfway through conference play, the Gophers sit fifth in the 10-team Landmark standings with seven points, two points behind Elizabethtown and Drew tied for third.

• Goucher travels to Drew University on Saturday for a 2 pm Landmark Conference contest.
• The Gophers return home next Saturday, October 21, hosting Elizabethtown at 1 pm at Beldon Field.