GREENSBURG- Jillian Golding's 62nd minute strike lifted D'Youville to a 1-0 victory over the Pitt-Greensburg women's soccer team in an Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference match Saturday afternoon at Ridilla Field.
Prior to Saturday's match, Pitt-Greensburg seniors Shannon Edwards, Maggie Kelly, Hayley Hulbert, and Camille Hickman were honored along with their families for Senior Day.
GAME INFORMATION
Score: Pitt-Greensburg 0, D'Youville 1
Records: Pitt-Greensburg (7-6-1, 2-4-0 AMCC), D'Youville (6-7-2, 3-3-0 AMCC)
Location: Greensburg, Pa- Ridilla Field
INSIDE THE BOXSCORE
Pitt-Greensburg held a slight 10-8 advantage in shot attempts and managed seven corner kicks to just two for D'Youville, including a 5-1 margin in the first half of action.
Allie Grimm and
Camille Hickman each led the Bobcats with three shots on the afternoon, while
Erika Caldro and
Bri Burgunder each added two.
Shannon Edwards made three saves in the defeat for the Bobcats.
D'Youville scored the game-winning goal on its first shot in the second half, as Golding fired a shot which hit the left post but managed to cross the goal line for the lone goal of the match.
Pitt-Greensburg came close to tying the game as Burgunder put a shot on goal from inside the 18-yard box, but Megan Dulniak made a great diving save to keep the Bobcats off the scoreboard.
NOTABLES
This was just the third time and the second time in AMCC play that Pitt-Greensburg was held without a goal.
The victory was D'Youville was the first win over Pitt-Greensburg since 2014, a 2-1 OT victory for the Spartans.
UP NEXT
The Bobcats return to action Wednesday, when they travel to Cresson, Pa to face Mt. Aloysius at 4:15 pm.