De Carvalho's Late Goal Lifts Gophers to 3-2 Win

BALTIMORE - First year Aquila De Carvalho scored with 2:14 remaining to lift the Goucher College men's soccer team to a 3-2 non-conference victory at Notre Dame of Maryland University Sunday afternoon at Alumnae Field.

• Notre Dame (0-1) had two shots on goal in the first seven minutes that were turned aside.
• Aquila De Carvalho had Goucher's (1-0-1) first shot in the 12th minute that was saved by Gator goalie Mateo Gularte.
• Paul Van Engeland had a shot on goal in the 20th minute.
• Peer Ewerbeck scored with just under 16 minutes left in the first half to put NDMU up 1-0.
• Goucher put three more shots on goal the remainder of the half but Gularte saved them all as the Gators led at the break.

• Michael Adekanmbi scored his second goal of the season 1:22 into the second half to tie the game 1-1, with Jonathan Alvarado assisting.
• Alvarado had a bid stopped by Gularte two minutes later.
• The Gators converted a penalty kick in the 52nd minute to go up 2-1.
• 2:12 later, Alvarado knotted the game 2-2 with his unassisted goal.
• Adekanmbi had a shot saved in the 57th minute, while Alvarado rang the crossbar a minute later.
• In the 84th minute, Adekanmbi had a shot saved by Gularte.
• With 2:30 left, Alvarado had a shot saved.
• Moments later, De Carvalho scored his first career goal with Adekanmbi assisting to put the Gophers in front.

• Goucher outshot Notre Dame 27-9, including 18-3 in the second half.
• The Gophers took eight corner kicks to the Gators' two.
• Ale Sternini made three saves for the Gophers, while Goucher also had one team save.
• Gularte registered 12 saves for NDMU.
• Adekanmbi led Goucher with seven shots, while Alvarado had six.
• Goucher improves to 2-0 all-time against Notre Dame.

• Goucher returns to action Wednesday evening when it travels to Hood for a 7 pm contest.
• The Gophers are back home on Saturday, September 7, hosting McDaniel in a 1 pm game at Beldon Field.