Photo: Megan White
Both the men’s and women’s soccer teams dominated over Homecoming Weekend, securing wins from Goucher College.
The women’s team broke its losing streak, devouring Goucher 4-0. This win helps them to qualify for the Landmark Conference Playoffs, since they are secure in fourth place in the current standings.
The Blue Jays had possession of the ball for most of the first half, taking most of the shots while Goucher only forced sophomore Christine Fox into saving two attempts. They had the majority of opportunities in the first half but did not score until halftime. Junior Lydia Lawson challenged a defender in the box, the ball ricocheting past an unsuspecting keeper and into the net, marking Lawson’s 12th goal of the season.
In the second half of the game, the women’s team managed to keep the ball mostly on their opponent’s side, but were still unable to score for the better part of the half. It wasn’t until the 77th minute that first-year Erika Antunes scored her first goal of the season with an assist from junior Madison Burnham and first-year Angela Carcella.
Sophomore Alli Lasky scored her third goal of the season, heading the ball into an open net after the keeper deflected a shot by Lawson. Lawson then went on to score the fourth and final goal of the game by slipping it past the goalkeeper into the right corner of the net. This marks Lawson’s 13th goal this season and 37th of her career, tying at fifth on the all-time list.
The men’s soccer team also had a successful Homecoming Weekend, defeating Goucher 5-1. This is their sixth straight win, their record now being 7-0-2.
Goucher scored the first goal 11 minutes in. Under two minutes later, senior Gilbert Waso scored the first goal for Etown, his sixth goal of the season and fifth goal within the last six games.
During the next eight minutes, the Blue Jays would go on to score two more goals. First-year Garrett Winchilla put the ball, sent through by Waso, right into the right side of the net. Less than a minute later, Winchilla scored again, off a corner from senior Danny Sullivan and headed to Winchilla by senior Tyler Colasanto, marking Winchilla’s fifth goal of the season.
Under ten minutes later, junior Cameron Sheva scored, rebounding off his own header that hit the post and scoring the fifth and final goal for the game. Etown senior Brian Gately and the Goucher keeper each made four saves.
This win keeps Etown in the lead in the Landmark standings and puts the team up for possible home field advantage for the Landmark Conference Championship tournament if they win or tie at Catholic University of America Saturday, Oct. 27. Both men’s and women’s soccer will be facing Catholic away.
