Gophers Pick Up 1-0 Win Over Juniata on Senior Day

TOWSON, Md. - Sophomore Jeremiah Odubade (Capital Heights, Md. / Fairmont Heights) scored with 11 minutes remaining to lift the Goucher College men's soccer team to Saturday afternoon's 1-0 Landmark Conference victory on Senior Day over visiting Juniata at Beldon Field.

• Aidan Spoor (Milton, Del. / Cape Henlopen) had the game's first shot for Goucher (6-9-2, 2-4 Landmark) in the 19th minute.
• Moments later, Spoor put a shot on goal that was saved by Juniata (4-7-2, 1-3-2) keeper Arun Subramanian.
• Emmet Young had the first Eagle shot of the game in the 24th minute.
• Xavier Dever (Hollywood, Md. / Leonardtown) pushed a shot high with just over eight minutes remaining.
• Jeff Castro (Egg Harbor Township, N.J./Egg Harbor Township) made his first save of the game for Goucher 4:43 before intermission.

• Zach LaFaver (Hanover, Pa. / South Western) pushed a shot wide three minutes into the second half.
• Dever had a shot blocked with just over 34 minutes to play.
• Castro made a save on a Melie Odigwe bid in the 67th minute.
• Gus Dalzell (Los Angeles, Calif. / Waverly) put a shot on goal in the 69th minute, with Submaranian coming up with the save.
• Odubade made it 1-0 when he headed home a right-to-left corner kick off the foot of Nick Sickler (Towson, Md. / Towson) with exactly 11 minutes on the clock.
• Goucher kept the pressure up with three shots in the final five minutes.

• Goucher outshot Juniata 14-5 and held a 7-2 edge in corner kicks.
• Odubade continues to lead the Landmark Conference with 11 goals and 24 points.
• Castro made a pair of saves en route to his fourth shutout of the season.
• Dever led the Gophers with five shots.
• Prior to the game, Goucher honored seniors LaFaver, Spoor, Andre Bisimwa (Glen Echo, Md. / Washington Waldorf School), Nick Haines (Taneytown, Md. / Francis Scott Key), Drew List (Towson, Md. / Calvert Hall) and Matt Sanders (Hampstead, Md. / Manchester Valley).

MSOC | Jeremiah Odubade with his 11th goal of the season on this header to put @Goucher_MSoccer up 1-0 with 11 minutes left against Juniata!#d3soccer #GopherGreatness pic.twitter.com/p18Jzeo2Hf

— Goucher Gophers (@GoucherSports) October 23, 2021

• Goucher closes out the season next Saturday, October 30, when it travels to Susquehanna for a 4 pm match.