Andreas Jeninga/The Hoya Senior forward Jessie Beers-Altman weaves around a Liberty defender in the Sunday afternoon contest. Beers-Altman had two shots in the Hoyas’ 2-1 victory.

Georgetown’s women’s soccer team ended its four-game winless streak last weekend with two road wins at Virginia Tech and Liberty. The Hoyas shut out the Hokies, 1-0, and rallied to defeat the Lady Flames, 2-1.

Georgetown’s record now stands at 6-9-1, including a 0-4-0 mark in Big East Mid-Atlantic Divisional play. The pair of victories kept alive the possibility of a .500 season, which Georgetown can accomplish by winning out in its final three games.

“We’re really trying to get to a .500 record so we can apply for the ECAC Tournament,” head coach Diane Drake said. “We just have to take it one game at a time.”

The Hoyas traveled to Blacksburg Friday to face a Virginia Tech team that had not been shut out all season. The Hokies came out firing early on in the match, at one point out-shooting Georgetown seven to one.

Yet Georgetown withstood the Hokies’ offensive, as the defense made it difficult for Virginia Tech’s players to get clear shots on goal. Freshman goalkeeper Erin Mazursky made five saves on the evening and finished with her third shutout of the year.

“We just started out a little flat,” Drake said. “It was a little unnerving, but they didn’t have any real dangerous opportunities. When we started to play, we really started to take the game over.”

Junior defender Elizabeth Roberti gave the Hoyas an early lead and they never looked back. In the 17th minute, Hokies freshman keeper Mallory Soldner deflected Georgetown’s corner kick out of the crowd in front of the goal. Roberti collected the ball from about 25 yards out and scored into the upper right corner of the net for her second goal of the season.

The defense withstood a resurgent Hokies offense in the last 15 minutes, and held on for the 1-0 victory. Virginia Tech dropped to 8-7-0 with the loss.

The Hoyas entered Sunday’s match with Liberty with a good chance of putting together consecutive wins for the first time since beating Syracuse and Howard on September 19 and 24. Liberty came into the game with a 2-11-2 record, but Drake said she was cautious of underestimating the Lady Flames.

“When you look at their schedule, they’re a Big South Conference team that plays a lot of tough teams,” Drake said. “It’s really not a bad team at all. They’ve been having some of the same troubles as us this season.”

As it turned out, Georgetown was forced to play catch-up early on. Liberty’s senior midfielder Rachel Lyndon scored in the third minute from 20 yards out, after collecting a pass from freshman forward Mandee Judd. The Lady Flames would not have many more scoring opportunities however, notching just two more shots on goal the rest of the game. The Georgetown defense held Liberty without a shot in the second half.

The Hoyas, however, were unable to solve senior goalkeeper Christie Goodman-Williams, who had three saves in the first half. After the intermission, Liberty head coach James Price sent in junior Natalie Mayer, who has started the bulk of games in goal this season, to replace Goodman-Williams.

“We survived the first half,” Drake said. “It was just one of those games where the keeper was making one unbelievable save after another.”

Georgetown finally broke through against Mayer, as sophomore midfielder Kyle Holsinger-Johnson netted the equalizer in the 77th minute. Mayer misplayed the shot, as the ball bounced off her hands and into the goal. Holsinger-Johnson’s second goal in three games tied the contest, 1-1, and gave the Hoyas new life.

With just under seven minutes left in the game, junior midfielder Nicole DePalma drew a foul in the box to set up a penalty shot. The Hoyas capitalized, as DePalma scored the game-winner, putting Georgetown ahead 2-1.

The Hoyas overcame nagging injuries to several starters to win the game. Georgetown was hurting in the middle, with senior midfielder Courtney Shaub, freshman midfielder Chrissy Skogen, Holsinger-Johnson, DePalma and Roberti gritting it out during the match.

“Lizzie was our most inspirational player,” Drake said. “She was injured during the game but played the rest of they way. She gave a motivational talk at halftime, then led us to find a way to wake up a little bit.”

“It was the first time that, on the road with injuries, that we were able to find a way to get a goal, not give up, and then win the game,” Drake added.

Georgetown hits the road again this Friday, traveling to Seton Hall for a 2 p.m. match. The Hoyas face a second-straight divisional opponent Sunday, when they take on Rutgers at 1 p.m.