Box Score WASHINGTON – The Georgetown University women's soccer team defeated the Creighton Bluejays 1-0 on Sunday afternoon at Shaw Field. With the win, GU improves to 5-1-3 and 1-0 in BIG EAST action while Creighton slides to 3-3-1 and 0-1 in conference play.
 
Head Coach Dave Nolan
"The most important thing about today is that we got the win and three points. Creighton came in here with a gameplan and I don't blame their coach, but they tried to shrink the field, run the clock down and make the game shorter. There were a lot of fouls today that broke up any rhythm of the game. It was a matter of can we withstand the few moments they did something, but also could we find a little bit of magic. Thankfully we had a really good opportunity and finish from Maja Lardner. I think overall we have to play better; I was a bit disappointed with our performance today, I think we are a better team than we showed. I felt against this team, at home, we needed to show more, and we didn't, but it is on to Thursday now. It is the BIG EAST; every game is a fight for three points, and we will be ready to go on Thursday against Seton Hall."
 
 
About the Match

• Georgetown had the first good look of the contest as Claire Manning hit a missile from outside the box that narrowly missed the top right corner of the goal.
• Midway through the half, Creighton was issued a yellow card marking the first caution of the contest for either side.
• At the end of the first half, the score remained 0-0 as GU outshot the Bluejays 6-2 in the first 45 minutes of action.
• In the first 10 minutes of the second half, Creighton began to show some life on the offensive end, recording their first two shots on goal of the game.
• GU was able to break the deadlock in the 73rd minute as Maja Lardner scored her fifth goal of the season off an assist from Claire Manning.
• Georgetown was able to fend off the Bluejays comeback efforts over the final 17 minutes, securing a 1-0 victory.

 
Notable Stats

• GU outshot the Bluejays 16-5.
• Cara Martin made two saves en route to the Hoyas seventh shutout of the season.
• Lardner scored her fifth goal of the season in the second half.
• Manning recorded her fifth assist of the season, a mark good for first on the team.
• The Blue & Gray won the corner kick battle 12-5

 
WHAT LIES AHEAD
The Blue & Gray will return to action on Thursday, September 26 as GU welcomes Seton Hall to the Hilltop. Kickoff is slated for 4 p.m. at Shaw Field on the campus of Georgetown University. A link to the live stream and live stats will be available on GUHoyas.com.