BRADFORD, Pa. - The Bethany College women's soccer team defeated the University of Pittsburgh-Bradford (Pa.) in a non-conference game by a final score of 3-1 for the team's first win of the season and
Olivia Wilkerson's first career win as the Bison's head coach at Rathburn Family Field.
Bethany (1-3) entered halftime down by a goal to Pitt-Bradford (1-3), but Head Coach
Olivia Wilkerson's Bison did not back down. The Green and White scored three unanswered goals in the second half to earn their first win of the season and the first of many in the career of
Coach Wilkerson.
Bethany Leaders
- Senior midfielder Shunnye Christopher (Bathlodge, Antigua/Christ the King) scored two goals and one assist for a career-high five points
- Senior Grace Schweickert (Hiram, Ohio/Crestwood) notched her first-career assist for her first point of the season
- Senior All-PAC defender Brooke Fuleki (Baltimore, Ohio/Bloom-Carroll) finished with a goal and assist to tie a career-best three points
- Junior All-PAC goalkeeper Hope Fair (Dunnville, Ontario/Lakeshore Catholic) tallied four saves
Pitt-Bradford (2-1-2) Leaders
- Sophomore forward Mya King scored the lone goal for the Pitt-Bradford offense
- Sophomore midfielder Gianna Gomez took a team-high four shots
- Freshman goalkeeper Madelyn Seeley had a game-high eight saves through 49 minutes
First Half (Pitt-Bradford 1-0)
- 37:46 - King put the Panthers in front just before half
Second Half (Bethany 3-1)
- 67:41 - Christopher tied the game off a pass from Fuleki
- 71:30 - Fuleki and Christopher teamed up again this time with Christopher feeding Fuleki for the game-winning goal
- 72:39 - Christopher capped off her big day with another goal assisted by Schweickert
The Bison are back in action on Saturday, September 20 as they travel to Cresson, Pennsylvania for a non-conference game against Mount Aloysius (Pa.) College at 2 p.m. at the Walker Athletic Field Complex.
