Furman 3, Elon 0
ELON, NC - On a rainy day from Rudd Field in Elon, N.C., the Furman Lady Paladins were able to secure a 3-0 Southern Conference women’s soccer victory over the Elon Phoenix on Monday afternoon. Furman improved to 8-4-1 overall and 3-0-1 in league play with the win. Elon dipped to 2-9-2, 0-5-0.
Furman scored its first goal in the 14th minute of play when Emily Krankowski knocked in a dropped save for her second score of the season. Andre’a Morrison earned an assist on the play.
The Lady Paladins added a second goal in the first stanza when Morrison’s cross hooked around the Phoenix keeper and scooted into the bottom left corner of the goal in the 44th minute. The score was her 11th of the year. Kate Myatt was credited with an assist on the play.
Tara Marker converted a penalty kick in the 46th minutes to provide the final score.
The Lady Paladins outshot the Phoenix 25-9 on the day, including 11-5 in shots on goal. Furman earned eight corners to four for Elon.
Elon’s Lizz Johnson collected seven saves while Furman’s Andie Hinshaw grabbed five saves.
Wofford 1, Guilford 1
SPARTANBURG, SC - Terrier freshman Mary Rea netted the game-tying goal late in the second half to bring Wofford back and force a 1-1 tie against Guilford Monday night in women's soccer action at Snyder Field.
Rea scored her first collegiate goal at 77:27 on a header off a free kick from preseason All-Southern Conference selection Mallory Bramlett.
The goal capped a furious second half offensive by Wofford (2-9-1) in which the host out-shot the Quakers, 16-5, on its way to an overall 27-14 edge in shots.
Guilford (7-5-2) scored the game's first tally at 37:59 when Rachel Gwin found Jennah Carter, who slid the ball along the ground past a charging Bernie Sikes.
Both teams had several other chances to find the back of the net. With about 12:25 remaining in the first half, the Quakers' Micki Boulineau fired a shot from nearly 40 yards out which ricocheted off the crossbar and back into play.
In the second half, the Terriers' Kelly Broderick sent a free kick into the six-yard box which was eventually cleared off the line by a Guilford defender with 30:10 left.
At 24:40, Wofford had apparently tallied its first goal of the game only to have the score reversed by an offside call.
A minute-and-a-half later, at 23:10, Amanda Sperr drove down the left side and sent a shot towards the upper left 90, only to be deflected wide by a leaping Sikes.
With under 10 minutes remaining in regulation, a rush towards the Quaker goal resulted in a shot off the post by the Terriers' Natalie Ferrara.
Boulineau almost gave the visitors the victory with a minute left in regulation with a free kick which went just wide across the goal mouth.
In the first overtime, Guilford had two solid chances when Carter got a shot off in a scramble in the box, while Boulineau sent another attempt just high over the cross bar with 7:15 remaining.
In the final period, Wofford's Rachel Hyatt headed the ball towards the open net. Her misdirection forced a diving save the other way by goalkeeper Danielle Brisotti with just under a minute remaining in the match.
Senior Megan Snaider led all players with seven shots, including several solid attempts towards the cage. Sophomores Ferrara, Jessica Connett and Whitney Steelman each posted four shots.
The Quakers were led by three shots by Chelsea Glover and Boulineau.
Sikes stopped five shots in the goal frame for the Terriers, while Guilford's Brisotti collected 10 saves.