Box Score

ALFRED, N.Y. – Sophomore Kaitlyn Gulotta (Mt. Airy, Md./South Carroll) scored her fifth career goal for the Lycoming College women's soccer team, but it was not enough to help the team get past Alfred State, falling 2-1, in the season opener on Friday evening.
 
Alfred State (1-0 overall) got on the board in the 25^th minute as Taylor Reisdorf scored and Kali Muhleisen added a tally in the 52^nd minute.
 
Gulotta got the Warriors (0-1 overall) on the board just three minutes later, scoring on a give from junior Emily Truett (Hughesville, Pa./Hughesville). Lycoming kept the pressure on late in the game, forcing Alfred State's keeper, Krista DeCarlo, to make three stops in the final 35 minutes, but couldn't find the equalizer. The Warriors also notched five corner kicks in the second period.
 
The Warriors and Pioneers each took nine shots in the game, with DeCarlo finishing with five saves and Lycoming's senior goalkeeper Caitlin Dougherty (Douglassville, Pa./Daniel Boone) making three stops.
 
Reisdorf led the Pioneers with a goal and an assist. Gulotta took three shots for the Warriors and senior Spencer Larson (Edgewater, Md./South River) led the team with four shots.
 
The Warriors get back on the field on Saturday, Aug. 31, when they head to Elmira for a 3:30 p.m. game.