Gophers Mount Late Rally at Etown

ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. - The Goucher College men's soccer team scored a pair of second half goals to cut a 3-0 halftime deficit to 3-2, but host Elizabethtown College prevailed by that 3-2 score Saturday afternoon in Landmark Conference play at Herr Field.

• Goucher (5-8-3, 1-6-1 Landmark) goalie Ale Sternini made his first save at the 11-minute mark.
• In the 21st minute, Harryson Jean had a shot turned aside by Elizabethtown (6-7-3, 4-3-1) keeper Pedro Miranda.
• Just over four minutes later, the Blue Jays took a 1-0 lead on Manny Velazquez's goal.
• In the 36th minute, AJ Sasso doubled Etown's lead.
• 4:05 before halftime, Caba Alvarez scored to make it 3-0.

• Andres Aristimuno put a shot on Miranda three minutes into the second half that was saved.
• Sternini made two saves in a three-minute span, the second coming in the 52nd minute.
• Jonathan Alvarado had a shot saved with just under 33 minutes left.
• Goucher got on the board with just over 23 minutes to go.  A free kick from the left side by Jean to the far right post glanced off a Blue Jay defender and in.
• Etown rang two shots off the crossbar in the 71st and 73rd minutes.
• Aristimuno had another shot saved with just over 13 minutes left.
• With five minutes to go, Miranda stopped a shot by Gustave Dalzell.
• Aristimuno scored with 3:39 on the clock to cut the lead to 3-2, with Michael Adekanmbi recording an assist.
• Dalzell had Goucher's last shot of the game 30 seconds later.

• Elizabethtown held a 23-12 shot advantage and took seven corner kicks to Goucher's three.
• Sternini made four saves, while Miranda recorded five stops.
• Aristimuno's goal was his first of the season.
• Aristimuno led the Gophers with four shots.
• All six of Goucher's Landmark Conference setbacks have come by one goal.

• Goucher is back in action Wednesday night when it hosts Washington Adventist in a 7 pm contest at Beldon Field.
• The Gophers face the Shock for the first time since 2001.