PITTSBURGH, Pa. – The Geneva women's soccer team made the short trip south to Pittsburgh for its first game of the season when it took on La Roche College, coming up just short in the 3-2 loss. Geneva is now 0-1 on the season, while La Roche moved to 1-0.
La Roche broke through first when Kerri Phillis scored in the 25
th minute. Sophomore
Erin Houser responded four minutes before halftime to send the game to half tied, 1-1.
La Roche took the lead back in the 60
th minute when Phillis again found the back of the net. Alondra Gonzalez scored in the 76
th minute in what would prove to be the game winner after senior
Megan Schoeneweis scored in the 88
th minute to bring Geneva to within 3-2. Unfortunately, the Golden Tornadoes were unable to find the equalizer in the final moments.
Geneva played well in significant stretches on the afternoon, and it showed in everything but the goal count. The Golden Tornadoes outshot La Roche 16-9, and had an even bigger 12-4 advantage in shots on goal. Schoeneweis led the way with a goal and an assist on Houser's goal.
"I thought we played pretty well today, and outplayed La Roche for stretches, we just couldn't convert our chances," said Head Coach
Linda Sumner. "It was a tough loss, but I think we can take some encouraging things out of it and hopefully continue to improve."
Geneva has its first home game of the season on Tuesday, September 4, when it hosts Mount Aloysius at 7:00 p.m.
Geneva College is a Christ-centered academic community that provides a comprehensive education to equip students for faithful and fruitful service to God and neighbor. Offering over 80 traditional undergraduate majors and programs, fully online Adult Degree Programs, and high-demand graduate degrees, Geneva's programs are recognized for their high quality. U.S. News & World Report ranks Geneva as a Top Three Best Value Regional University with one of the Top 100 engineering programs in the nation. Adhering to the truth of Scripture, a Geneva education is grounded in God's Word as well as in a core curriculum designed to prepare students vocationally to think, write and communicate well in today's world.
