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Women’s Soccer Grinds Out Road Win Over UNC Greensboro
8/27/2023 4:17:00 PM | Women's Soccer
GW picks up a gritty 2-1 win at UNC Greensboro.
WASHINGTON – The George Washington women's soccer team put together a gritty performance en route to tallying a 2-1 win over UNC Greensboro. Sophomores Aoi Kataoka and Isabel Kelly each tallied their first goal of the season to fuel GW to victory and move to 2-1 on the year.
HOW IT HAPPENED
NOTEWORTHY
UP NEXT
The Revolutionaries are back in action on Thursday, Aug. 31, when they host Youngstown State. Match time is set for 3 p.m. at the GW Soccer Field.
WASHINGTON – The George Washington women's soccer team put together a gritty performance en route to tallying a 2-1 win over UNC Greensboro. Sophomores Aoi Kataoka and Isabel Kelly each tallied their first goal of the season to fuel GW to victory and move to 2-1 on the year.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- 12th Minute: Kataoka got GW on the board first after intercepting a pass on UNC Greensboro's backline. Kataoka swiped the ball and beat the goalie in a one-one-one opportunity to put GW on top early.
- 56th Minute: Kelly doubled GW's lead early in the second half with a tap-in goal past the goalkeeper. Kelly's goal is the first of her collegiate career and came off a sweeping cross from first-year Charlotte Li. The assist is Li's first of the season.
- 68th Minute: UNCG tallied their lone goal of the match off a shot from Mel Herrera. Assisting on the play was Bailey Gourdine.
NOTEWORTHY
- The match marked only the second meeting in history between the two programs, with GW earning its first-ever win over the Spartans. The first matchup between the two schools came in 2021 and ended in a 1-1 draw.
- Kataoka and Kelly each tallied their first goals of the season to give GW the victory. Kelly's goal was the first of her collegiate career.
- Li tallied her first collegiate assist in the match. Li's assist came in the 56th minute when she set up Kelly for GW's second goal of the day.
- UNC Greensboro finished with a 13-5 edge in shots and tallied a 7-3 advantage in shots on goal as well.
- Graduate goalkeeper Rose Hemans registered six saves in net for GW.
- UNCG also finished with a 10-4 advantage in corner kicks over the Revolutionaries.
- GW's Avril Silva and Maggie Mockenhaupt each received one yellow card.
UP NEXT
The Revolutionaries are back in action on Thursday, Aug. 31, when they host Youngstown State. Match time is set for 3 p.m. at the GW Soccer Field.
Team Stats
GWU
UNCG
Goals
2
1
Shots
5
13
Shots on Goal
3
7
Saves
6
1
Corners
4
10
Fouls
9
7
Scoring Plays
Aoi Kataoka (1)
GOAL by GWU Kataoka, Aoi.
11:46
Isabel Kelly (1)
Assisted By: Charlotte Li
GOAL by GWU Kelly, Isabel Assist by Li, Charlotte.
55:54
Mel Herrera (1)
Assisted By: Bailey Gourdine
GOAL by UNCG Herrera, Mel Assist by Gourdine, Bailey.
67:08
Game Leaders
Players
Shots
2
SOG
1
Goals
1
Assists
0
Shots
1
SOG
1
Goals
1
Assists
0
Shots
0
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
1
mid
Shots
1
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
Players Mentioned
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