Posted: Sep 06, 2025
Late Goal Sends Gwynedd Mercy Past Brandywine In Opener
Gwynedd Mercy
(2-2-0, 0-0-0)
2
Penn St. Brandywine
(0-1-0, 0-0-0)
1
| Final | 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Gwynedd Mercy (2-2-0, 0-0-0) | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Penn St. Brandywine (0-1-0, 0-0-0) | 0 | 1 | 1 |
MEDIA, Pa. -- A Gwynedd Mercy goal during the 84th minute spoiled Penn State Brandywine's women's soccer season opener as the Griffins topped the Lions 2-1 on Saturday afternoon.
A miscommunication by the Brandywine defense following a Griffin shot allowed Samantha Winco to net what turned out to be the game-winning goal at the 83:24 mark of the second half.
After conceeding a goal late in the first half, Brandywine equaled the count during the 74th minute. Emma Kearns' (Springfield, Pa./Springfield) initial shot was stopped by GMU keeper Natalie Gablein, but Hope Priemon (Springfield, Pa./Springfield) was unmarked and followed the shot, tapping the ball into the back of the net for the 16th marker of her career.
In her Brandywine debut, Jasmin Alvarez (Tracy, Calif./Tracy) made 15 saves, while playing all 90 minutes. She stopped seven first-half shots and eight during the final 45 minutes.
Brandywine collected eight shots on goal, including two each from Kearns, Priemon and Addy Stanton (Henderson, Nev./Coronado).
Brandywine will look to bounce back Tuesday when the Lions visit Valley Forge at 4:00 PM.
