Early Urie Goal Leads Gophers to Third Straight Win on Senior Day

TOWSON, Md. - Taylor Urie (Simi Valley, Calif. / Simi Valley) knocked in a free kick from 30 yards just under three minutes into the game as the Goucher College women's soccer team posted a 1-0 win over Juniata College in Landmark Conference play Saturday afternoon at Beldon Field.

• Following an early foul, Urie lifted a free kick from 30 yards out into the top right corner over Juniata (5-6-4, 0-4-2 Landmark) keeper Cati Besch to give Goucher (7-7, 3-3) a 1-0 lead.
• The first Eagle shot of the game came in the 17th minute and was sent wide.
• Lily Shaffer (Lititz, Pa. / Warwick) rang a shot off the post for the Gophers midway through the half.
• Talia Bertrando put a shot on goal for Juniata with just over nine minutes left that was saved by Jenna Abaza (Doylestown, Pa./Central Bucks West).

• Juniata had three corner kicks in the first five minutes of the second half but did not get a shot.
• Abaza made her second save of the game in the 54th minute.
• Lexie Alvarado (Germantown, Md. / Seneca Valley) put a shot on goal moments later that was saved by Eagle relief keeper Avery Zales.
• Urie put another shot on frame in the 60th minute.
• Alvarado had another shot on goal with just over three minutes left that was stopped by Zales.

• Juniata held a slight 7-6 shot advantage and took six of the game's eight corner kicks.
• Abaza made a pair of saves en route to her third shutout of the season.
• Zales made all three of Juniata's saves in the second half.
• Urie, Alvarado and Shaffer each had two shots.
• Goucher won its third straight game, its second three-game win streak of the season.
• The Gophers are tied with Moravian with nine points for fourth in the Landmark Conference.
• Before the match, the Gophers honored seniors Shaffer, Caroline Altman (Las Vegas, Nev. / Adelson Educational Campus), Carsen Delmont (Hampstead, Md. / Manchester Valley), Emerson Jewart (New Cumberland, Pa. / Cedar Cliff) and 2020 senior and current assistant coach Christina Charikofsky. 

WSOC | Taylor Urie's 30-yard free kick into the upper right corner was all @GoucherSoccer needed as it blanked Juniata 1-0 this afternoon!#d3soccer #GopherGreatness pic.twitter.com/rqiL6yIuz0

— Goucher Gophers (@GoucherSports) October 23, 2021

• Goucher steps out of conference for the final time Tuesday night, traveling to Lancaster Bible for a 7 pm contest.
• The Gophers wrap up the regular season next Saturday with a 1 pm Landmark Conference matchup at second-place Susquehanna.