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Baldwin Gittens scored the lone goal during Sunday's victory.
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Winner Middlebury MIDWS (2-0-1)
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Wheaton (Mass.) WHEATON (1-2-1)
Winner
Middlebury MIDWS
(2-0-1)
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Final
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Wheaton (Mass.) WHEATON
(1-2-1)
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Team 1 2 F
Middlebury MIDWS 1 0 1
Wheaton (Mass.) WHEATON 0 0 0

Game Recap: Women's Soccer |

Gittens’ First-Half Goal Leads Middlebury Past Wheaton 1-0

Middlebury's Baldwin Gittens scored 37:42 into the first half to lead the Panther women's soccer team to a 1-0 road victory over Wheaton (Mass.). The goal was Gittens' second goal of the week and her first career game-winning tally.
 
HIGHLIGHTS
  • Emma Binks had a pair of quality scoring chances early on for Middlebury. The best opportunity came in the eighth minute on a quick one-touch from six yards out, but the attempt went just wide right of the post.
  • The Lyons nearly got on the scoreboard at the 20:06 mark, but a right-footed shot by Maya Thomas from outside the 18 hit the crossbar and bounced over the top.
  • Gittens recorded the game's lone goal with 7:18 showing on the first-half clock. Abby Ward dribbled down the left side, sending a cross to the middle of the pitch toward Gittens who quickly spun to her right, lifting the ball into the upper-right corner for the 1-0 lead.
  • Wheaton looked to knot the contest in the final minute of the opening stanza as Kate Wickenheisser took a left-footed attempt from close range that Middlebury goalie Sydney Poppinga denied with a great save to preserve the 1-0 Panther edge.
  • Middlebury applied pressure in the initial minutes of the second half, but a header by Carolina Espinosa sailed just over the crossbar with 36:39 left.
  • The Panthers appeared to have increased their lead in the 69th minute. Fanny Lodge headed a cross on a corner kick toward the left post, but Lyon defender Taylor Matsubara cleared the attempt before it went over the line to keep the match at 1-0 in favor of Middlebury.
NOTES
  • Poppinga logged the first 45 minutes in the Panther goal and picked up the win with a pair of saves, while Livia Davidson played the second half.
  • Middlebury is 34-12-2 over the last seven seasons away from Allan Dragone Field.
  • The Panthers and Lyons played for the ninth time on Sunday with Middlebury holding a narrow 5-3-1 advantage in the series. The Panthers improved to 5-0-1 in the last six matchups with Wheaton, including victories in each of the last four.
  • The start of Sunday's contest was delayed by one hour and 55 minutes due to the weather.
Following a busy opening week with three matches in five days, Middlebury returns to action on Saturday when it travels to Hamilton for an 11:00 a.m. kickoff.
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