Box Score The No. 22-ranked Georgia Gwinnett College women's soccer team capped a perfect six-match road stretch with a 4-1 victory at Tennessee Wesleyan University Tuesday afternoon.
The Grizzlies, now 10-3-1 for the season, outscored the six road opponents by a 21-2 margin and scored four or more goals on four occasions.
Junior Ana Gonzalez got the visitors on the scoreboard in the 15th minute before registering her second goal of the half in the 26nd minute. The reigning Association of Independent Institutions' player of the week has recorded multiple-goal scoring performances in each of the last three matches.
Junior Caitlin Berry found the back of the net in the 20th minute to give GGC a 2-0 lead. She scored after receiving a pass from juniors Nicole Rodriguez and Lauren Moss. Berry then provided an assist on Gonzalez's second tally of the match.
Senior Amy Morland capped the team's scoring in the 84th minute.
Turning Point
Tennessee Wesleyan tallied the first four shots of the match, but Georgia Gwinnett College made the best of its scoring chances. Junior Ana Gonzalez put the visitors on the scoreboard on the team's second shot.
Goals
15' – Georgia Gwinnett Ana Gonzalez (Maddy Keenan)
20' – Georgia Gwinnett Caitlin Berry (Nicole Rodriguez, Lauren Moss)
26' – Georgia Gwinnett Ana Gonzalez (Caitlin Berry)
53' – Tennessee Wesleyan Nicole Broderick (Chloe Rootes)
84' – Georgia Gwinnett Amy Morland (Lexi Dietz)
Inside The Numbers
- Junior Ana Gonzalez has scored multiple goals in the last three matches.
- GGC held a 19- to 14-shot advantage in the match, led by junior Ana Gonzalez with four shots.
- Sophomore goalkeeper Sophie Hoare made six saves for the Grizzlies.
- The team scored four or more goals in four of the six matches during the current road swing.
News & Notes
- GGC improves to 10-3-1 on the season, while Tennessee Wesleyan, a NAIA tournament qualifier in 2016, is now 7-4-2 in 2017.
- The Grizzlies climbed to No. 22 in the NAIA Top 25 poll released on Tuesday. This ranking – an all-time high for the program – is up two spots from the previous week's poll.
- The team has outscored its opponents 21 to 2 during the six-match road swing.
- GGC has won all three of its meetings with Tennessee Wesleyan. The Grizzlies won the previous two matches during the 2014 season.
Up Next
Georgia Gwinnett College plays its first home match in a month by hosting Talladega College (Ala.) Sunday, Oct. 22, starting at 1 p.m. from the Grizzly Soccer Complex. Prior to the match, the program will honor this year's five seniors in Senior Day festivities.