Box Score
ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. - It took just four minutes, and the only two shots that Albright's (4-6-2/1-1 Commonwealth) offense was able to get off to earn their first conference win of the season over previously unbeaten Elizabethtown College (5-7/1-1 Commonwealth) Saturday afternoon.
The win marks the first ever for fifth year head coach
Pat Stanco over the Blue Jays. Elizabethtown led the match with a total of 16 shots, eight of which were on goal.
Coming up with the crucial stops to give her team the shutout victory was sophomore #
Olivia Giuliano#. The New Jersey native tallied eight saves in the win, made some key plays throughout the contest to keep the host Blue Jays off the scoreboard.
She also neutralized all eight of Elizabethtown's corner kick opportunities and guided the Lady Lions defense throughout Saturday's match.
Albright's only real offensive spark came in the 35th minute when a free kick was awarded to the Lions. #
Kim Spataro# drove the ball into the Blue Jay's goal box, where it eventually landed on #Alexa Talbot#'s foot. The freshman then drove it past Elizabethtown goalkeeper Jess Manchak to give her team a 1-0 lead.
Four minutes later #
Emma Tutino# took a shot from about 15 yards out and managed to get over Manchak's head to give Albright a solid 2-0 lead. Neither Manchak nor Kristen Kelly recorded any saves for the Blue Jays.
After the first half expired, the red and white knew that they were in for a fight through the final 45 minutes of play. Despite the Blue Jays best effort the momentum in favor of the Lions proved too much. The red and white's defense despite facing nine shots in the second half, dispatched any chance of a Blue Jay comeback to earn the victory.
Women's Soccer returns to action on Wednesday when they travel to Arcadia University for a 4 p.m. Commonwealth Conference match.
