By Jacob Plecker for App State Sports. TOWSON, Md. — Three goals within five minutes in the third quarter propelled the App State Mountaineers (2-0) to a 4-1 victory over the Georgetown Hoyas (0-2) and capped off an undefeated opening weekend.
Sunday was a day full of firsts for the Mountaineers.. Sophia Baxter and Florine Koopman notched their first career goals, while Noa Ginjaume Matas was credited with her first two career assists on the day.
Baxter also recorded her first career multi-goal game in Sunday’s win. The freshman midfielder scored the first goal with 10 minutes to play in the third quarter. She then slapped her second career goal into the back of the cage just over five minutes later off a penalty corner, extending the App State lead to four.
The Mountaineers were efficient with the shots they took in the contest. Of the 11 shots that were attempted by App State, seven of them were on goal. They applied constant pressure on the Hoya defense and found the back of the cage four times, recording the most goals the team has scored in a game since Oct. 23, 2022.
With the April 27 win, the Mountaineers have started the season 2-0 for the second straight year. More firsts: Emily Dinsmore won her first two games as a head coach, which is the first time that feat has been accomplished by a Mountaineer head coach since Mandy Latz won her first two games in 2003.
How it Happened
1st Quarter:
The Mountaineers started Sunday’s contest off almost identical to Friday’s win. Off an insert by Florine Koopman on a penalty corner, Sarah Perkins left the ball for Charlotte Bosma who then fired the ball past the Georgetown defense and into the back of the cage to give the Mountaineers an early lead.
Georgetown led the quarter in shots attempted but none were on target, allowing the Mountaineers to take a one goal lead into the second quarter.
2nd Quarter:
The second quarter saw several chances for the Hoyas to tie the game. Georgetown drew one penalty corner and attempted four shots, but Addie Clark continued her great play between the posts and recorded two more saves.
App State did not attempt a shot in the second quarter but the defense held firm as Bosma’s goal preserved the Mountaineers’ 1-0 lead after one half of play.
3rd Quarter:
App State immediately took control of the game coming out of the halftime break, scoring three goals in the quarter and breaking the game wide open.
Sophia Baxter netted her first career goal after App State drew its third penalty corner of the game. Baxter took the pass from Sarah Farrell and smacked the ball past the Hoya goalkeeper to make the score 2-0. Farrell’s assist was her first of the season and sixth of her career.
30 seconds later, App State found the back of the cage for the third time of the day. Florine Koopman scored her first career goal off a redirect to give App State a 3-0 lead. Both Grace Ball and Noa Ginjaume Matas were credited with assists on Koopman’s goal. The assist by Ginjaume Matas was her first career assist.
With five minutes to play in the third quarter, Baxter scored her second career goal and second of the day off yet another App State penalty corner. Ball and Ginjaume Matas were credited with the assists, giving them both two for the day.
App State applied pressure on the Hoya defense throughout the quarter, outshooting them 7-2 in the third.
4th Quarter:
The Hoyas scored their lone goal of the day just three minutes into the fourth quarter on Sunday. Lois Lekawael was responsible for this goal, with assists credited to Julia Hall and Sophie Towne.
But it was too little, too late for the Hoyas as a monster third quarter by the Mountaineers put the game out of reach and propelled the team to its second consecutive 2-0 start.
Match Notes
Goals
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- App: Bosma (2), Baxter 2 (2), Koopman (1)
- GU: Lekawael (1)
Assists
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- App: Perkins (2), Farrell (1), Ball 2 (2), Ginjaume Matas 2 (2)
- GU: Towne (2), Hall (1)
Winning Goalie – Addie Clark (2-0): 4 saves, 1 goal allowed
Losing Goalie – Bailey Teitz (0-2): 4 saves, 4 goals allowed
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