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Women's Soccer

Late Goal Gives Gannon, 2-1, Win Over Lady Cats

Johnstown, PA

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3689Sam Bahorich gave Pitt-Johnstown a 1-0 lead to open the second half, but Gannon University came back with two unanswered goals, including Olivia Sharbaugh's match-winner with 1:08 to play, to lift the Golden Knights to a 2-1 PSAC victory, Saturday afternoon at Richland High School.  With the season's fifth one-goal loss, the Lady Cats fell to 0-15-1 overall and 0-14-0 in conference-play.
 
After a scoreless first half, Pitt-Johnstown took the lead just one minute into the second half on Bahorich's header off of a Marisa Lizins' corner kick.
 
Gannon answered to tie it eight minutes later when Nicole Felice finished Taylor Lewis's cross in the box.
 
Then, with just over a minute remaining in regulation, Sharbaugh took Kelsey O'Connor's pass into the box and found the back of the net behind Pitt-Johnstown goalkeeper Leigh Appolonia to give Gannon the one-goal victory.
 
Appolonia suffered the loss in goal for Pitt-Johnstown after allowing both goals.  Appolonia made four saves on eight Golden Knights' shots.
 
Danitza Indacochea earned the win for Gannon after seeing 11 Pitt-Johnstown shots, making five saves, and allowing just one goal.
 
The Golden Knights improved to 8-4-3 overall and 8-4-2 in the PSAC.
 
Pitt-Johnstown will travel to Kutztown for a PSAC match on Tuesday, before ending the 2016 season with a non-conference Senior Day match against Goldey-Beacom (DE) on Saturday at noon at the Pitt-Johnstown Soccer Field.
 
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Players Mentioned

Leigh Appolonia

#00 Leigh Appolonia

GK
5' 4"
Sophomore
Sam Bahorich

#29 Sam Bahorich

M
5' 2"
Sophomore
Marisa Lizins

#9 Marisa Lizins

M
5' 6"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Leigh Appolonia

#00 Leigh Appolonia

5' 4"
Sophomore
GK
Sam Bahorich

#29 Sam Bahorich

5' 2"
Sophomore
M
Marisa Lizins

#9 Marisa Lizins

5' 6"
Freshman
M