2013 News

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Gophers Continue Long Run of Academic Success
Gophers Continue Long Run of Academic Success

TOWSON, Md. — Another semester, another collective grade-point average of over 3.0 for the Goucher athletic department.

Athletic Teams Extend Streak of Academic Excellence
Athletic Teams Extend Streak of Academic Excellence

TOWSON, Md. — For the 28th-consecutive semester, a streak which has now lasted for well over a decade, Goucher’s men’s and women’s athletic programs have combined to register a grade-point average of over 3.0.

Laut's Program Earns Academic Honor from NSCAA
Laut's Program Earns Academic Honor from NSCAA

KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Goucher's men's soccer program has been named a recipient of a 2012-13 Team Academic Award from the National Soccer Coaches Association of America.

Landmark Reveals Academic Honor Roll for Fall 2013
Landmark Reveals Academic Honor Roll for Fall 2013

TOWSON, Md. — The Landmark Conference, which is in its seventh year of competition, today recognized 267 student-athletes for their academic accomplishments by placing them on the 2013 Fall Academic Honor Roll. Thirty of the honorees are from Goucher.

Goucher Goes with Weiner, Harkavy as October's Top Athletes
Goucher Goes with Weiner, Harkavy as October's Top Athletes

TOWSON, Md. — A sophomore goalkeeper who broke the women's soccer program's single-season record for shutouts and a junior defender who turned the men's soccer team into a contender for the Landmark Conference playoffs have been selected Goucher's Female and Male Gophers of the Month for October.

Gophers Finish Above .500 for First Time Since 1992
Gophers Finish Above .500 for First Time Since 1992

BETHLEHEM, Pa. — Goucher spotted Moravian a 1-0 lead in the 19th minute of today's Landmark Conference match, but the Gophers were able to pull even prior to halftime on a successful penalty kick by Nate Margolis and then went ahead to stay on an unassisted goal by Parker Bay in the 63rd minute as they wrapped up their 2013 season with a 3-1 victory over the Greyhounds.

Nine Goucher Teams in Action on Jam-Packed Saturday
Nine Goucher Teams in Action on Jam-Packed Saturday

TOWSON, Md. -- This Saturday marks the busiest day of competition all year for Goucher athletics, with nine programs in action. A sport-by-sport breakdown of the afternoon is listed below.

Bay's Tap-In Goal in 54th Minute Lifts Gophers Past Bullets
Bay's Tap-In Goal in 54th Minute Lifts Gophers Past Bullets

GETTYSBURG, Pa. — It was Goucher's last chance to pick up a win during the month of October and the Gophers were up to the challenge as they pinned a 1-0 setback on Gettysburg tonight.

Crusaders Damage Gophers' Conference Tournament Hopes
Crusaders Damage Gophers' Conference Tournament Hopes

TOWSON, Md. -- A second-half offensive outburst from Susquehanna damaged the Goucher men’s soccer team’s hopes of qualifying for the Landmark Conference tournament, as the Gophers were shutout 3-0 at Beldon Field this afternoon.

Cardinals Get One Past Freshman GK in 73rd Minute
Cardinals Get One Past Freshman GK in 73rd Minute

TOWSON, N.J. — Despite a nine-save performance out of freshman goalkeeper Nicholas Stolarz (Clark, N.J./Arthur L. Johnson), Goucher suffered a 1-0 loss to Catholic tonight that prevented the Gophers from gaining any ground on the teams ahead of them in the Landmark Conference standings.

Gophers, Rangers Battle to Draw, Can't Break Tie in Standings
Gophers, Rangers Battle to Draw, Can't Break Tie in Standings

MADISON, N.J. — Goucher began the day tied with Drew for third place in the Landmark Conference. The only thing that changed after the Gophers and the Rangers battled through two overtimes to a 1-1 draw is that they are now tied for fourth place.

Weiner's Goal Leads Gophers to 1-1 Tie at Juniata
Weiner's Goal Leads Gophers to 1-1 Tie at Juniata

HUNTINGDON, Pa. -- When Goucher and Juniata's men's soccer programs face off against each other, a close match can generally be expected, as five of the teams' previous six conference matchups were decided by a goal or less. That trend continued this afternoon, with the two squads forced to settle for a 1-1 draw.

Gophers Jumped on Early by Bears in 4-1 Setback
Gophers Jumped on Early by Bears in 4-1 Setback

TOWSON, Md. -- A three-goal outburst in the first half from visiting Ursinus was too much for the Goucher men’s soccer team to overcome, as the Gophers dropped a 4-1 decision to the Bears tonight at Beldon Field.

Scranton Edges Out Goucher on Double Overtime Penalty
Scranton Edges Out Goucher on Double Overtime Penalty

TOWSON, Md. – A back-and-forth game came to a painful conclusion for the Goucher men’s soccer team this afternoon, with a last-minute penalty kick sending the Gophers to a 2-1 defeat at the hands of Scranton.

Gophers Shutout USMMA to Begin Landmark Conference Play
Gophers Shutout USMMA to Begin Landmark Conference Play

TOWSON, Md. – On a Friday night in front of a sold out crowd at Beldon Field, the Goucher men’s soccer team kicked off Landmark Conference play in style. The Gophers managed a goal in each half to grab a 2-0 victory over the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, picking up their first ever conference win over the Mariners in the process.

Gophers Earn Tie with Weiner-from-Tonkovich Goal
Gophers Earn Tie with Weiner-from-Tonkovich Goal

ST. MARY'S CITY, Md. — There were still nearly 10 minutes to play in the opening period and the entire second half to go when Goucher fell behind St. Mary's (Md.), 1-0, this afternoon in Seahawk Stadium.