WASHINGTON – The No. 20/25 Georgetown University women's soccer team defeated the Creighton Bluejays 3-1 in Omaha, on Saturday evening in the Hoyas BIG EAST opener. With the victory, GU improves to 5-2-2 on the season and 1-0 in conference action while Creighton slips to 3-5-1 on the season and 0-1 in BIG EAST play.
 
Head Coach Dave Nolan
"This opening BIG EAST game was every bit the battle we thought it would be. We managed to survive the first 15 minutes of high pressure and settled in and started to take control of the game after that. When we scored late in the half, I thought we had just about got on top. So to then give up an equalizer on a set piece was very disappointing.
 
However, the girls' response in the second half was tremendous. They handled everything Creighton threw at them and really started to create some very good chances in the second half. I don't believe the scoreline flattered us at all and we had some great individual performances to secure the victory. Henley Tippins was excellent tonight with a goal and assist and overall did a great job battling against a very physical team all night. Shay Montgomery did so much dirty work in the midfield and our back three stood up to a barrage of crosses and high balls. This was a great rebound performance after Sunday's disappointing loss.
 
We have to head home now and prepare for another BIG EAST road game on Wednesday against my alma mater, the Harvard of the Oranges, Seton Hall."
 
 
 
About the Match

• The first 20 minutes of the match was even between the sides as the Hoyas narrowly outshot the Bluejays 2-1. GU had the best chance in the 17th minute as Maja Lardner was nearly able to put the Hoyas on the board.
• The Blue & Gray had another opportunity in the 34th minute where Natalie Means rifled a shot on frame from 10-yards out, but the Creighton keeper was able to get a hand on it keeping the score even.
• In the 38th minute, Shay Montgomery whipped in a corner from the left side and found the head of Henley Tippins. Tippins flicked the ball towards the six-yard box where Jocelyn Lohmeyer was able to get on the end of it giving GU an early 1-0 advantage.
• The Bluejays responded in the 41st minute as Creighton whipped in a service off a free-kick from 35-yards out. Anna Bragg was able to put her head on it near the back post pushing it past Cara Martin to even the score at 1-1 heading into the break.
• Five minutes into the second half, GU ran a short corner as Mary Cochran found the feet of Montgomery. The senior sent a cross towards the six-yard box and Tippins was able to get her head on it and push it past the Creighton keeper, giving GU a 2-1 advantage.
• In the 71st minute, Lardner was taken down in the box and awarded a penalty kick. The graduate student stepped up to the spot and blistered a shot into the bottom left corner giving Georgetown a two-goal advantage with 19 minutes left in the contest.
• The Blue & Gray were able to fend off the Bluejays the rest of the half securing the 3-1 victory.  

 
Notable Stats

• Lohmeyer scored her first goal of the season.
• Tippins tallied a goal and assist.  
• Lardner tallied her sixth goal of the season.
• Montgomery tallied two assists.
• Cochran notched an assist.
• GU outshot Creighton 16-6.
• The Blue & Gray tallied seven corners to Creighton's zero.  
• Georgetown improves to 12-0-3 all-time vs. the Bluejays dating back to 2013. 

 
WHAT LIES AHEAD
The Blue & Gray will return to action on Wednesday, September 24. The Hoyas will travel to South Orange, N.J. to face the Seton Hall Pirates in a Wednesday evening contest. A link to live stats and a live stream will be available on GUHoyas.com.