Gophers Blanked at Catholic

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Gophers Blanked at Catholic
October 12, 2022

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Host Catholic University scored three goals in each of the first three quarters en route to a 9-0 Landmark Conference field hockey victory over Goucher College Wednesday night at Cardinal Stadium.

First Quarter

  • Catholic (7-6, 2-1 Landmark) put two shots on goal in the first two minutes of the game that were saved by Goucher's (2-8, 0-3) Carla Caballero (Dallas, Texas/Greenhill School).
  • The Cardinals got their first goal of the game just past the three-minute mark.
  • Catholic would tack on goals in the sixth and 10th minutes to take a 3-0 lead after 15 minutes.

Second Quarter

  • Nancy McGettigan scored for Catholic at the midway point of the second quarter.
  • After scoring at 24:15, the Cardinals made it 6-0 with 10 seconds remaining in the half.

Third Quarter

  • Catholic scored just 38 seconds into the third on Goucher relief goalie Julia Foster (Pylesville, Md./North Harford).
  • The Cardinals scored just under six minutes into the frame and again with 2:30 remaining.

Fourth Quarter

  • Goucher first year Thembi Makwakwa (Laurel, Md./Meade) had a shot for the Gophers that went high off a penalty corner with just under two minutes left.

Numbers and. Notes

  • Catholic took 32 shots and eight penalty corners.
  • Caballero made nine saves in the first half, while Foster recorded three saves.

What's Next

  • Goucher returns to action on Saturday, hosting Juniata for a 1 pm Landmark Conference game at Beldon Field.