Bethany Women’s Soccer Slips at Geneva
Oct. 21 – BEAVER FALLS, Pa. - The Bethany College women's soccer team was defeated, 8-1, by Geneva College in Presidents' Athletic Conference play on Wednesday afternoon.
The Bison (2-11-1) fell behind quickly as Geneva (7-6) netted two goals in the early goings. The Golden Tornadoes added two more scores to make it a 4-0 game at the intermission.
Geneva extended their lead with a goal in the 56th minute. The Bison, however, responded quickly as Madison Cochran (Grafton, W. Va./Grafton) found teammate Michaela Hinerman (Weirton, W. Va./Brooke) who beat the Geneva goalkeeper for the score. Hinerman has a team-high eight goals this season.
Despite totaling 16 shots, the Bison offense failed to capitalize on a scoring chance for the remainder of the contest. The two teams combined for 52 shots.
Sophomore goaltender Taylor Sasak (Berea, Ohio/Berea) notched a season-high 16 saves, increasing her save total to 167 on the season. Sasak currently leads the PAC in saves. Sophomore Anna Riddle (Mt. Pleasant, Pa./Mt. Pleasant) replaced Sasak in the 72nd minute and recorded three stops for the Green & White.
Offensively, Julie Slezak (Latrobe, Pa./Greater Latrobe), Brittany Fullbright (Wadsworth, Ohio/Wadsworth) and Hinerman carried the Bison. Hinerman led the way with six shots while Slezak and Fullbright added four and three, respectively.
Bethany will be back in action on Saturday, October 24 as they travel to New Wilmington, Pa. to take on Westminster at 3:30 p.m.
