Last minute goal lifts Hiram over Bethany, 1-0

Andrew Woodley, Sports Information Director

BETHANY, W.Va. (Sept. 15) - A goal with one minute remaining in regulation by Hiram sent the Bethany College women's soccer team to a 1-0 loss Friday night in non-conference play at Bison Stadium.

THE MATCHUP

• Final: Hiram 1, Bethany 0 (Box Score)
• Records: Bethany 1-5, Hiram 2-3-1
• Location: Bison Stadium | Bethany, West Virginia

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Hiram held the upper hand in the first half of play, out-shooting the Bison 8-to-2, including a shot on net in the 41st-minute that forced a save from Freshman goalkeeper Maria Concha Vazquez (Queretaro, Mexico/Thomas Jefferson).
• Neither team had many scoring chances in the second half until late in the period.
• Freshman Gabby Capaldi (Steubenville, Ohio/Steubenville Catholic Central) attempted a direct kick from about 30 yards out that sailed just high of the crossbar in the 87th-minute.
• Moments later, Hiram execucted a counter-attack that resulted in a goal just as the clock reached the final minute of the match.

MATCH NOTES

• Concha Vazquez finished the match with five saves.
• Bethany was out-shot 14-to-5 for the game and 6-to-1 in shots-on-goal.

UP NEXT

• Bethany will have the rest of the weekend off before heading to Altoona, Pennsylvania to take on Penn State-Altoona in a non-conference match on Wednesday, September 20 at 4 p.m.
• A live video feed of the match will be available here.