Women’s Soccer Topples Towson, Williams Earns First Career Win

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TOWSON, Md. – The George Washington women's soccer team earned its first victory of 2024, defeating Towson 3-0 on Sunday evening. The victory marks the first career win for GW head coach Jeremy Williams.

HOW IT HAPPENED

24^th Minute: Senior Alicia Window tallied the evening's first goal after deflecting the ball past Towson's goalkeeper for the score. Picking up the assist was Lauren Prentice. GW's Amelia Booth crossed the ball into Prentice who took the initial shot, Window then redirected the ball into the net for the GW score.
25^th Minute: The Buff & Blue didn't waste any time extending its lead, going up 2-0 less than one minute later off a goal from Isabel Kelly. Kelly rocketed a ball from the top of the penalty box that soared over the Tigers' goalkeeper and into the upper right corner of the goal. The score is Kelly's first of her junior season.
61^st Minute: The lone score of the second half came in the 61^st minute off the foot of Kelly Poole. Poole pushed the ball into the net after receiving a deflected cross from Kate McGrath in the corner. The goal is Poole's first of the season and is also the first point of the year for McGrath as well.

NOTEWORTHY

The win is GW's first in 2024 and the seventh against Towson all-time. GW moves to 7-3-2 against the Tigers all-time.
The win also marks the first career victory at GW for first-year head coach Jeremy Williams - the 10th head coach in the history of the GW women's soccer program.
In what was GW's highest scoring output of the season, GW needed just five total shots in the contest. All three of the Revolutionaries' shots on goal resulted in scores, finishing with two in the first half and one in the second. Towson outshot GW 8-5 in the match, while finishing with just two shots on goal.
After Ainsley Lumpe left early in the first half for GW, Kate Silverstein stepped in and played over 87 minutes in goal for the Revolutionaries. Silverstein tallied two saves in her first collegiate action.
Towson finished the contest with a 7-6 edge in corner kicks.
GW's Alexa Meinen was issued a yellow card in the 89^th minute of the match, her first caution of the season.
The match marked the first time GW scored three goals in a match since the 2023 season finale, resulting in a 3-2 GW Revs win over St. Bonaventure.

UP NEXT
The Revolutionaries return home on Thursday to host Bucknell at 3:00 p.m. from The Vern. Live coverage of the contest will be available to stream on ESPN+.

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