Box Score MORRISTOWN, N.J.—In the team's first game of 2015, women's soccer edged College of Saint Elizabeth, 2-1, at CSE Soccer Field on Friday.
IN SHORTSarah Lawrence (1-0) def. Saint Elizabeth (0-1), 2-1
FALLING BEHINDSaint Elizabeth scored the first goal of the day in the 13th minute.
Roxanna Gomez-Luna assisted teammate Johana Hernandez to score the Eagles' first goal of the season.THE TURNING POINTA little more than 10 minutes after falling behind, the Gryphons leveled the match in the 23rd minute. Junior
Luana DeBorst (Santo Domingo, Costa Rica/European School of Costa Rica) scored the game tying goal from a pass by rookie
Nora Burrows (Titusville, N.J./Hopewell Valley Central), who recorded her first career point with the assist.
KEEPING MOMENTUMLess than six minutes later, Burrows capitalized on an offensive effort to score the game-winning-goal. The Gryphons recovered the ball after a CSE shot and worked it down the field in under 30 seconds. Burrows' initial shot was deflected by the defense but a second effort found the back of the net for her first career goal.
HIT ME WITH YOUR BEST SHOTDeBorst led the game with seven shots, followed by rookie
Sophia Spralja (San Clemente, Calif./San Clemente) with six. Burrows and
Shira Ungar (Bethesda, Md./Charles E. Smith Jewish Day) posted five shots apiece, while
Clara Ezcurra (Hurlingham, Argentina/St. Hilda's College) and
Paige Smith (Glen Ridge, N.J./Glen Ridge (Univ. of Tampa)) each tallied four shots. Jamayrah Moore led the Eagles with four shots to her credit.
IN THE BOOKBurrows' three-point day marks the fifth time that a Gryphon recorded three or more points in a game since the program was promoted to varsity status in 2013.
BETWEEN THE PIPESAddie Rosenberg (New York, N.Y./Fusion Academy), the Gryphons' career leader in saves, added five more to her total on Friday. CSE's Grace Bailey saved 16 of SLC's 18 shots on goal.
UP NEXTThe Gryphons host University of Valley Forge on Monday, Sept. 7. Kickoff at Tibbetts Brook Park is scheduled for 7:30 p.m.
