The Elizabethtown College men’s soccer team faced Babson College Saturday, Sept. 1 in a non-conference match. The players ran for 110 minutes with over 28 shots attempted between both teams and a great effort on both sides.
Although shooting opportunities were fairly limited, the Jays still outshot the Beavers by four, two of those shots being on net.
Sophomore Clark Williamson came the closest to scoring in the 84th minute, but Babson’s goalkeeper was able to knock it over the crossbar.
The Blue Jays’ keeper also put in some key saves throughout the duration of the game; senior Brian Gately finished with five total saves, making this match his eighth career shutout. Senior Gilbert Waso made five total shots, the highest of the game.
“Short-term goals are what we focus on all the time, the next game is what matters most,” first-year student Graydon Rogers said. “Long-team goals are pretty obvious, to win the conference champisonship and make the NCAA tournament.”
They will face Rutgers University-Newark Saturday, Sept. 8 at 3:30 p.m. in the TCNJ Classic.
The women’s soccer team went up against Rutgers University-Camden and had great success in finding space and scoring opportunities throughout the game.
In the 12th minute, junior Lydia Lawson put the first goal in with a clean arching shot, the first for her this season. Not long after, the Raptors answered back with a goal that slipped right in the left hand corner making it 1-1.
Nearly 10 minutes later, the Blue Jays found themselves with another opportunity. Junior Kristin Wilkinson sent the perfect corner kick right into the 6-yard box and it deflected off Rutgers’ goalkeeper right to Lawson’s feet and into the goal, giving back the lead to the Jays.
Sophomores Alli Lasky and Janelle Barna both earned their first goals of the season to lock in the win for Etown. In the 85th minute, the Raptors found themselves with a penalty kick opportunity and capitalized on it, but with the Blue Jays so far ahead, the game was over and the hosts walked away with the win.
The women will play again Sept. 8 on home turf against Gettysburg.
