Corina Gabbert, junior forward for the Whitman Women’s soccer team, is the inaugural winner of the Whitman Athlete of the Week award. During Whitman’s 2-1 overtime win against St. Martin’s University, Gabbert had eight shots in the game, four of which were on goal.
In the overtime period, Gabbert hit the game winning shot in the 96th minute of the game. The goal came after teammate Libby Watkins passed the ball to Gabbert in front of the net. Gabbert shot, but St. Martin’s goalie layed out right in front of Gabbert’s feet and blocked Gabbert’s initial attempt. However, the ball rebounded right to Gabbert’s feet and Gabbert took a second to set up and then hit the game winning shot over St. Martin’s goalie.
