Box Score

St. Mary's City, Md. – First-year forward Rachel West (Carlisle, Pa./Carlisle) found the back of the net twice in leading regionally-ranked Gettysburg College to a 3-1 victory over the St. Mary's College of Maryland women's soccer team in non-conference action Wednesday afternoon.

The first half ended in a scoreless draw as Gettysburg (3-0) had a goal called back in the 16th minute following an offensive push inside the box.  St. Mary's had quality chances as well, including first-year midfielder Yvonne Latour's (Gaithersburg, Md./Quince Orchard) corner kick bended just outside the far post.

Sophomore forward Casey Attanasio (Newtown, Pa./Council Rock North) started the scoring for the Bullets, who rank seventh in the Mid-Atlantic region as Attanasio sent in a floater from the left side of the box into the far top right corner just 1:16 into the start of the second half.

West picked up her first tally of the afternoon at 67:53 as sophomore defender Suzy Englot (Fayetteville, N.Y./Manlius Pebble Hill) sent in a corner kick near the top of the box and West finished with a chip just underneath the crossbar.

West nabbed her team-leading third goal of the season just 2:17 minutes later as she completed a through pass from junior forward Sam Hellerman (Smithtown, N.Y./Smithtown West).

The Seahawks (0-1-1) avoided the shutout in the 81st minute as junior captain Bridget McGovern (Wrentham, Mass./King Philip Regional) corralled a loose ball at the near post and then sent a pass to the far post where sophomore forward Tori Eskay (Damascus, Md./Urbana) was waiting to tap the ball in at 80:56.

St. Mary's finished strong with four quality shots in the final six minutes as senior defender Taylor Colonna's (Kingsville, Md./Perry Hall) shot hit the post and first-year midfielder Johanna Rambo (Hollywood, Md./Leonardtown) had her shot taken off the line by a Bullet defender.  The other two shots were denied by junior goalie Allie Rivera (Wading River, N.Y./Shoreham-Wading River).

The Seahawks outshot Gettysburg, 20-9, and held a 10-2 corner kick margin.

Rivera finished the contest with eight saves and her second win of the season.

First-year Kelsey Wirtz (Parkton, Md./Hereford) started in goal for the home team, making two saves in 47:32, while fellow classmate Allison Griffin (Dayton, Md./River Hill) had a goal against and one stop in 31:20.  First-year Shelby Perkins (Forest Hill, Md./Notre Dame Prep) saw 11:08 minutes of minutes, giving up two goals and notching one save.

The Seahawks return to action this Saturday, September 11 as they travel to Grantham, Pa. to take on two-time defending national champion and top-ranked, Messiah College, in non-conference action at 7:00.