Harris and Economos Take Their Shot in 3-1 Win Against the Revolutionaries

Loyola women’s soccer defeated George Washington University Oct. 3 in a 3-1 match. Third-year forwards Zoe Hevey and Jadyn Harris, along with fourth-year forward Meghan Economos, scored for the Ramblers. George Washington third-year midfielder Rose Vigran scored the lone goal for the Revolutionaries. 

The match started hot with a shot by Harris, which hit off the hand of Revolutionaries’ second-year goalkeeper Kate Silverstein, leading to a Loyola corner. Second-year defender Catherine Cline’s shot was blocked by George Washington first-year forward Lucy Stenning. 

In the third minute, fourth-year midfielder and forward Angelina Perritano took a high shot, which was caught by Silverstein. A Loyola corner kick in the next minute led to a header by Cline, which Silverstein saved again. 

Hevey took back-to-back shots in the fifth minute, both of which were deflected by Silverstein. A shot by third-year midfielder Maggie Schmidt was scooped up by Silverstein a minute later, and a shot by Hevey soared right of the net. 

Consecutive corners were awarded to George Washington in the ninth minute, the first of which was kicked out by Hevey, the second headed down by Revolutionaries’ second-year defender Julia Bilal and kicked away by first-year defender Abby Sudkamp. 

Revolutionaries’ redshirt first-year forward Kathleen Ngulefac and Harris traded fouls. A corner for Loyola in the 15th minute was blocked by George Washington’s second-year midfielder Kaitlyn White. 

Two minutes later, Ngulefac took a shot, but redshirt second-year goalkeeper Allison Deardorff scooped it. Loyola was awarded a corner in the 18th minute, which resulted in shots from second-year midfielder Lydia Case, graduate midfielder and forward Mia Lanni, Sudkamp and Harris. All were saved by Silverstein. 

Fouls were called on George Washington third-year defender Sophia Broz, Lanni and Harris. Hevey’s shot in the 26th minute soared right of the goal, and Revolutionaries’ third-year forward Kate McGrath was called for a foul. Loyola was called offside in the 31st minute, but the Revolutionaries didn’t gain momentum during their possession. 

In the 34th minute, Harris stole the ball from the Revolutionaries and dribbled downfield, passing to Hevey on the left side of the goal, who buried the ball into the back of the net, starting a 1-0 Ramblers lead. 

George Washington’s graduate midfielder Elizabeth Cruz and Case swapped fouls, and the half ended with Deardorff blocking a shot by Revolutionaries’ first-year forward Naomi Kim. 

In the 48th minute, George Washington was awarded a corner, resulting in a shot by Vigran which sailed over Deardorff’s hands into the back of the net, bringing the match to a draw. 

After a foul on Vigran and unsuccessful shots by Ngulefac and Kim, Harris responded in the 57th minute with a shot into the top right corner of the net off a pass from Hevey. The goal, Harris’ first of the season, put the Ramblers back in the lead at 2-1.

A shot by Revolutionaries’ graduate defender Amelia Booth ricocheted off of Deardorff’s dive and was kicked away by Lanni before a foul was called on Perritano. A foul on Ngulefac gave Loyola a chance to score, which Economos took and sank into the net — her first goal of the season — and extended the Rambler lead to 3-1 in the 71st minute. 

Head coach Jon Sandoval said Economos is a player who works extremely hard every day and has stepped up when off the bench. 

“She comes every day, same work rate, same work ethic, same attitude and does it,” Sandoval said. “When you get rewarded for that, you just can’t help but be really happy for a player and a person like that.”

A corner for George Washington was blocked by Deardorff, as was a shot by Revolutionaries’ fourth-year forward Jessica Robbert in the 72nd minute. Back-to-back corners for George Washington occurred in the 77th minute. The first was headed out by first-year midfielder Mary Fornelli, the second was caught by Deardorff. 

In the 78th minute, Loyola received a corner, but Case’s kick sailed just right of the goal. Fouls on Broz and White were called, and a yellow card was given to George Washington’s redshirt third-year midfielder Alana Beasley for unsporting in the 83rd minute after tripping Harris. 

Loyola was called offside in the 83rd minute, and Cruz took a shot on goal, which hit the crossbar. The match ended with a foul on Hevey, an offside on Loyola and a missed shot by first-year forward Anna Cornejo, giving the Ramblers a 3-1 victory. 

Sandoval said injuries on the team — fourth-year defender Emily Roberts — gave the bench an opportunity to show what they could do. 

“I think a lot of players stepped up and played significant minutes,” Sandoval said. “When they got their opportunity tonight, they take full advantage of it.”

The Ramblers returned to Hoyne Field Oct. 12 to take on the University of Richmond for their Breast Cancer Awareness Game. Kickoff is scheduled for 1 p.m. and will be streamed on ESPN+.