MEADVILLE, Pa. -- The Allegheny College women's soccer team struck lightning in the second half of their Saturday matinee, as the Gators took down a conference foe in the Waynesburg University Yellow Jackets, 3-2.

The Gators showed out on Senior Day. Before the game, the five seniors - Kari May (Erie, Pa./McDowell), Liv Ernest (Mt. Lebanon, Pa./Mt. Lebanon), Julieta Schworm (Newark, Ohio/Licking Valley), Katie Reed (Annapolis, Md./Arundel), and Beatrice Foley (Toronto, Ont./Humberside Collegiate) - were celebrated for their hard work and dedication to the program. While they provided in their own right, the rest of the team had their backs in the winning effort.

It was a slow start for Allegheny. The first half consisted of many chances that fell by the wayside. The Gators fell into a 1-0 hole after Julz Morhbacher pinned a free kick from well outside the box into the top right corner in the 36th minute.

The second half, however, told a different story. Allegheny came out firing on all cylinders. It was Schworm who got her team on the board with the Gators' first goal less than four minutes out of the halftime intermission.

Later in the half, Kylie Upton (Carmel, Ind./Carmel) needled a corner kick to the back of the net to give Allegheny their first lead of the afternoon. Emma Miller (Elyria, Ohio/Lake Ridge Academy) capped off the scoring for the Gators to put them up two goals in the 88th minute.

While all hope seemed lost for Waynesburg, the Yellow Jackets rallied for a goal with under 60 ticks left in regulation. But, it was too little, too late, as they could not find the equalizer.

Inside the Box Score 

• Shots were nearly equal, but Allegheny finished with a slight advantage, 20-to-18.
• Both teams had four corner kicks.
• Schworm scored the first goal for Allegheny on one of her team-high five shots.
• Upton gave the Gators the go-ahead goal in the 68th minute.
• Miller, who had a team-high three shots on goal, scored the final goal for Allegheny to put the Gators up 3-1 in the 88th minute.
• Katherine Surdykowski (Chesterfield, N.J./Northern Burlington County Regional) and Emily Beck (Martinsburg, W.Va./Martinsburg) each had one assist.
• May earned the win with six saves in goal.

News and Notes

• The Gators now lead the all-time series against Waynesburg, 1-0-1.
• Allegheny's 20 shots are the second-most in a game this season.
• Schworm tied her single-season career-best in goals with five on the year.
• Upton scored her first collegiate goal this afternoon. 
• Miller's goal was her fourth of the season.

Up Next
The Allegheny Gators will hit the road and take on Grove City College on Wednesday, October 11. The opening kickoff is scheduled for 7:00 p.m.