A Pair of Strikes From Chambers Lifts Bison to Victory over Lycoming

WILLIAMSPORT, PA. (Sept. 9) - A pair of strikes off the foot of freshman Grace Chambers (Uniontown, Pa./Laurel Highlands) lifted the Bethany College Women's Soccer team to 2-1 victory over Lycoming College, Sunday, September 9.

THE MATCHUP

• Final: Bethany 2, Lycoming 1 (Box Score)

• Records: Bethany 3-2, Lycoming 0-5

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Entering the second half scoreless, Bethany got itself on the board with an unassisted Chambers goal in the 58th minute.

• Lycoming answered back with a goal of their own six minutes later to even the score at one apiece.

• The Bison did not stay silent for long as the Chambers tallied her fifth goal for the campaign after winning a scrum off a corner kick by senior Lindsey Cornish (McKeesport, Pa./South Allegheny).

MATCH NOTES

• In her first appearance donning the Green and White, junior goalkeeper Sammie Weiss (Taylorstown, Pa./McGuffey), tallied 14 saves. Weiss' stops are the most for a keeper since 2017 when Anna Riddle recorded 15 saves against Washington & Jefferson (Oct. 25, 2017).

• Cornish's helper marks her second for the season and is a team-high, while Weiss' continues to lead the Bison with 11 points this year.

• Despite being out-shot by Warriors, 27-9, Bethany eventually came out on top, 2-1.

UP NEXT

• The Bison return to action Wednesday, September 12, when they take on the Mounties of Mt. Aloysius College for a non-conference game. Action inside the Ray and Louise Walker Athletic Field Complex is slated for 5 p.m. with the men's game following up at 7:30 p.m.