CARLISLE, Pa. - The trio of
Anna Bitsko,
Mckenna Gross and
Ellie Nordwind each tallied once on Wednesday night as the Dickinson women's soccer team picked up their third straight win and their second consecutive victory inside the Centennial Conference posting a 3-1 win over local rival Gettysburg College at Miller Memorial Field.
First Half
- It was the visitors who put the early pressure on with Jane Daiutolo being turned away by Pico Gray at the 2:41 mark.
- Dickinson would make their first shot of the contest matter when Maddie St. Amand played a ball to Bitsko who fired a shot beyond Alex Jurow for the 1-0 lead in the eighth minute.
- The teams traded the next four shots with the chances for GC not testing Gray, while both Kaitlyn Arnold and Bitsko had chances smacked aside by Jurow with 20 minutes off the clock.
- In the 23rd, the Red and White had two more cracks at extending their advantage unfortunately, Joelle Ma sent one wide right and Lila Brown was denied by Jurow.
- However, Dickinson did indeed take a 2-0 lead during the 33rd-minute as Emma Barrabee crossed the ball to Gross for the finish.
- Each side got one more look before the break as both Isabella Prestia and Barrabee missed to the left of target.
Second Half
- Inside of the first ten minutes their were a total of four shots with the DC duo of Norah Heacock and Ava Prisco sending shots wide, while Kylee Gust tested Gray and Catherine Martin sent one wide of the mark.
- Gettysburg did eventually pull one back when off a corner the ball eventually worked its way to Brooke Morrison who let one fly from just outside the box which clipped the bottom of the crossbar and dropped into the net with 57:28 gone.
- In the 72nd, Georgia Mantione blasted one over the frame, before two minutes later Nordwind rippled the back of the net for a 3-1 advantage.
- Jurow would be called upon once more prior to the end of the match as she turned away Bitsko five minutes from time to keep the margin at 3-1.
Dickinson Top Performers
- Goals - Bitsko, Gross and Nordwind (1)
- Shots - Bitsko (4), Arnold, Brown and Mantione (2)
- Saves - Gray (2)
Opponent Top Performers
- Goals - Morrison (1)
- Shots - Gust and Prestia (2)
- Saves - Jurow (5)
Up Next
- Â Dickinson (5-2-1) continues conference play on Saturday afternoon at 4pm when they entertain the Shorewomen of Washington College at Miller Memorial Field.
