Furman 5, Georgia Southern 0
STATESBORO, GA - Furman scored three goals in a nine-minute span and added two more en route to the Lady Paladins’ third-straight shutout victory, a 5-0 decision over Georgia Southern Thursday afternoon at Eagle Field.
After a relatively quiet first 43 minutes, Furman ended the scoring drought on a goal by freshman Rachel Fry. Fry dribbled uncontested down the middle of the field for 25 yards and blasted a shot from the top of the 18-yard box.
The Lady Paladins wasted little time in scoring their second goal, coming 26 seconds into the final period. Senior Tara Marker drove home the first of her two goals on the afternoon at the 45:26 mark and just over seven minutes later, senior Andre’a Morrison tallied her team-leading 13th goal of the season. Morrison deflected in a header from senior Katharine Kelley.
Marker notched her second score of the night in the 60th minute and sophomore Gena Villari capped off the scoring at the 83:54 mark.
Furman outshot the Eagles 30-5 in the match, including 14-0 in the first half.
Senior Andie Hinshaw made three saves in posting her eighth shutout of the season and her fifth blanking in the last six matches. GSU sophomore Laura-Ashley Harris (Jonesboro, Ga.), making her first start since September 3, had five saves for the Eagles.
Davidson 1, Wofford 0
SPARTANBURG, SC - An early goal was all SoCon-leader Davidson needed Thursday night to slip past Wofford, 1-0, in women's soccer action at Snyder Field.
The Wildcats, who stand atop the league standings, scored the game's only tally at 5:19. Jessica Lahre sent a long serve into the box which slipped through the fingers of Terrier goalkeeper Bernie Sikes. Lahre's teammate, Kristen Koehrn, was in position behind Sikes to corral the ball and slide it into the open net. The score was Koehrn's fifth of the season while Lahre picked up her first assist of the campaign.
Davidson (11-4-1, 7-0 SoCon) came into the contest ranked No. 9 in both the NSCAA/adidas and SoccerBuzz Southeast Regional rankings.
The visitors were led on the evening by six shots from Kristen's sister, Kara Koehrn, with six shots. Kara Koehrn is the two-time reigning Southern Conference Player of the Week after tallying 10 goals in the last five games, including tonight's contest. She had her chances to score with one shot off the near post while another skidded against the underside of the crossbar.
Sophomore Jessica Connett paced Wofford (4-10-1, 3-3 SoCon) with three shots, while senior Megan Snaider added two.
Bevin English stopped two Terrier shots for her fourth shutout of the season. Sikes collected five saves and lost for the first time since becoming Wofford's full-time keeper Oct. 2 versus Western Carolina. The goal was the first she has allowed in league play in four contests.