Jordyn Rousselle '18 was responsible for three of the four goals netted by the Elmira women's soccer team last week, which guided the Purple and Gold to a 1-0-1 record in two home contests. The senior striker tallied twice, including the game-winner, in EC's 3-2 overtime defeat of Wells on Tuesday, September 19, and came up clutch with a late goal in the second half to force overtime in a 1-1 double-overtime draw against Alfred in the 2017 Empire 8 opener on Saturday.
Her outing against the Express was one of the best of her four-year career with the Soaring Eagles, as Rousselle tied her single-game high with two goals. Down 1-0 in the first half, the Stillwater, New York, native made a great play to steal the ball from a Wells defender and then rip a shot from the 18 over the head of the goalkeeper. Her second score came in the 92nd minute, when she collected a cross fromÂ
Sara Kazerouni '18 and toed the ball inside the near post for the overtime win. Against the Saxons on Saturday, Rousselle finished an outstanding feed fromÂ
Kate DeLellis '18 – a lob in the box from the far sideline – by firing it ball past the AU keeper on the doorstep on her second touch.
On the season, Rousselle ranks among the E8's leading scorers in several categories. She is tied for first in goals scored (4), second in points (10), and tied for second in both goals (.571) and points per game (1.43). She'll look to guide the EC women's soccer team to positive result against Hartwick on Wednesday, September 27, at 7:00 p.m. in Oneonta, New York.
