Creighton women’s soccer took a loss to No. 20 Georgetown in their Big East opener at Morrison Stadium. The Bluejays fell to 3-5-1 overall and 0-1-0 in conference play, while the Hoyas moved up to 5-2-2 overall and 1-0-0 in conference play after the brawl on Sept. 20.
In the opening 45 minutes, the Hoyas turned up the pressure, putting the Jays’ defense on lock and forcing both teams into an intense back-and-forth battle. Thirty minutes in, senior midfielder Tori Gillis drove the ball in for a potential assist, but no one was there to finish. The Hoyas quickly flipped the field, sending a counterattack down to the other side with a shot straight to goalkeeper Alyssa Zalac.
In the 39th minute, Jocelyn Lohmeyer put Georgetown ahead 1-0 after finishing off a set piece, assisted by Henley Tippins. However, the Jays quickly evened the score at 1-1 in the 42nd minute, capitalizing on a foul kick. Freshman defender Olivia Sides initiated the play, finding sophomore forward Anna Bragg, who sent the ball in near the goal post, marking her second goal of the season in two matches.
“We talked a lot about just crashing the goal, like gambling and just what-if, so I kind of just was like, let me just crash,” Bragg said. “Olivia put a beautiful ball in and, yeah, I was just there.”
The Hoyas returned to the pitch with even stronger momentum to begin the second half, jumping out to a quick 2-1 lead after Mary Cochran sent a corner ball to Tippins, who was there to head the ball in.
“Unfortunately, we came out really flat to start the second half,” Walker said. “They came out with another level of energy, and we never matched it really, [and] we were second-best to pretty much everything in the first 10 minutes of the second half.”
The Hoyas earned a 3-1 advantage in the 72nd minute and, despite the Jays’ efforts to play on other set pieces, Georgetown wrapped the match with 16-6 total shots, 7-0 in corner kicks and a 5-2 advantage in saves.
“We have to get better, and we’re going to have to do that really quickly because there are only four teams in the conference tournament,” Walker said. “We’ve got to make sure we bounce back on Wednesday and get something on the road.”
After a quick road trip to Pennsylvania on Wednesday to face the 6-3 Villanova Wildcats, the Bluejays return home to host Marquette tomorrow at Morrison Stadium. Kickoff is set for 4 p.m.