Bucknell University Athletics
Gearhart, Andican Repeat as Patriot League Weekly Honorees
10/3/2022 1:30:00 PM | Women's Soccer
LEWISBURG, Pa. – Bucknell senior Abby Gearhart and freshman Henna Andican have been honored by the Patriot League as the Midfielder of the Week and Rookie of the Week, respectively, for the second week in a row.
The accolades come on the heels of Bucknell's wild 5-1 win over Holy Cross on Saturday, in which both Gearhart and Andican had a hand in three of the goals. It was a 1-1 game in the second half when the Bison exploded for four goals in a span of 10 minutes. Gearhart scored two of those goals and assisted on another, and Andican had two assists in that flurry after scoring Bucknell's first goal in the final seconds of the first half.
Gearhart notched her second career brace and she moved into a tie for the Patriot League goal-scoring lead with five on the season. The five goals match her career high set last season, and she now has 13 career tallies.
Saturday's game was all even into the 66th minute until Gearhart fired a shot into the top left corner from about 25 yards from goal. Only 1:47 later, Gearhart spotted Teresa Deda open in the center of the field, and Deda drove at the defense before slotting home a shot to make it 3-1. And then only 2:50 after that, Gearhart scored again to make it 4-1.
Andican assisted on both of Gearhart's goals, and she scored her second goal of the season with just 18 seconds remaining in the first half. After fellow freshman Meghan White rang a shot off the crossbar, Andican punched in the rebound to give the Bison a 1-0 lead going into the halftime break.
The Holy Cross win helped the Bison remain in a tie for second place in the Patriot League standings at 3-1. Army is 3-0-1 and sits at the top of the table with 10 points, while Bucknell and Boston University are just one point behind with nine points.
The Bison are back in action on Friday at Lafayette at 7 p.m.
The accolades come on the heels of Bucknell's wild 5-1 win over Holy Cross on Saturday, in which both Gearhart and Andican had a hand in three of the goals. It was a 1-1 game in the second half when the Bison exploded for four goals in a span of 10 minutes. Gearhart scored two of those goals and assisted on another, and Andican had two assists in that flurry after scoring Bucknell's first goal in the final seconds of the first half.
Gearhart notched her second career brace and she moved into a tie for the Patriot League goal-scoring lead with five on the season. The five goals match her career high set last season, and she now has 13 career tallies.
Saturday's game was all even into the 66th minute until Gearhart fired a shot into the top left corner from about 25 yards from goal. Only 1:47 later, Gearhart spotted Teresa Deda open in the center of the field, and Deda drove at the defense before slotting home a shot to make it 3-1. And then only 2:50 after that, Gearhart scored again to make it 4-1.
Here's a look at Abby Gearhart's go-ahead goal, coming not long after Holy Cross had just tied it up. Three more Bison goals followed in the next 10 minutes in a 5-1 win. #rayBucknell@PatriotLeagueTV | @ESPN pic.twitter.com/KHtsxE0I1D
— Bucknell Women's Soccer (@Bucknell_WSOC) October 1, 2022
Andican assisted on both of Gearhart's goals, and she scored her second goal of the season with just 18 seconds remaining in the first half. After fellow freshman Meghan White rang a shot off the crossbar, Andican punched in the rebound to give the Bison a 1-0 lead going into the halftime break.
Here's a look at the Henna Andican goal after Meghan White put one off the crossbar in the final seconds of the first half. Bison up 1-0! #rayBucknell@PatriotLeagueTV | @ESPN pic.twitter.com/fFZF0V3iKS
— Bucknell Women's Soccer (@Bucknell_WSOC) October 1, 2022
The Holy Cross win helped the Bison remain in a tie for second place in the Patriot League standings at 3-1. Army is 3-0-1 and sits at the top of the table with 10 points, while Bucknell and Boston University are just one point behind with nine points.
The Bison are back in action on Friday at Lafayette at 7 p.m.
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