Appalachian State 5, VMI 1

 

LEXINGTON, Va.- VMI hung tough in the game’s opening 20 minutes, but couldn’t outlast an onslaught by Appalachian State in the first half’s final minutes, as the Mountaineers scored a 5-1 win Saturday afternoon at Patchin Field.

 

With the game scoreless midway through the first half, ASU (2-1) got on the board in the 23^rd minute when freshman forward Casey Cleary’s (Wellington, Fla./Wellington) rocket from 30 yards out bounced off of the post and in.  The Keydets (0-2) continued to keep the Mountaineers at bay for the next seven minutes, until junior midfielder Dana Murphy (Greensboro, N.C./Greensboro Day) served a ball to senior defender Suzanne Fossum (Bainbridge Island, Wash./Jacksonville), who hammered it home from in close to give the visitors a two-goal lead. 

 

With six minutes remaining in the half, the floodgates opened, as ASU would go on to score three more goals in the final minutes.  Junior forward Staci Smith (Roswell, Ga./Roswell) found the back of the net in the 40^th minute on an assist from senior forward Jennipher Martin (Belmont, N.C./South Point), and sophomore forward Lindsey Moore (Tampa, Fla./Tampa Catholic) added a pair of goals in the 43^rd and 45^th minute, with that goal coming on an assist from sophomore midfielder Jaclyn Hoffman (Boca Raton, Fla./Olympic Heights) with nine seconds remaining in the half.

 

After head coach Bryan Williams gathered his troops at halftime, the Keydets came out a different team in the second half.  The Mountaineers were stopped on numerous occasions on offensive opportunities, while junior forward Colleen Redmond (Brownsburg, Ind./Brebeuf Jesuit) scored her first goal of the season in the 71^st minute, on a pass from sophomore forward Alexa Bernas (Mechanicsville, Va./Atlee). 

 

In all, ASU held advantages in shots (25-16), corner kicks (7-11), fouls (19-9) and offsides (10-0).  Earning the win in goal for ASU was Liz McCutcheon, who made three saves in the first half, while Megan Amorosi made two saves in the second half.  In goal for the Keydets was sophomore Jessica Rheinlander (Manassas, Va./Forest Park), who made four saves in the loss.

 

Longwood 3, The Citadel 0

 

CHARLESTON, SC -Senior Tiffany Rice led the Longwood attack with one goal and one assist as the Lancer’s shutout The Citadel 3-0 Saturday afternoon at Summerall Field.  The Bulldogs fall to 2-2 while the Lancers improve to 2-2.

 

Freshman Brooke Brumby put the Lancer’s on top in the first half as she found the back of the net at 3:26.  Brumby carried the ball from midfield and made the goal unassisted.

 

Rice added to the Lancer lead in the 48^th minute as she tallied an unassisted goal to make it 2-0.  After a foul on The Citadel, Rice hooked up with senior Anna Gravely who scored on a header to make the final 3-0.

 

Sophomore keeper Brit Bunnell tallied nine saves on the day while senior Julie Austin led the Bulldogs in shots with four.  Freshman Emily Haller and junior Holli Knox each had two shots of The Citadel’s 11.

 

“To play a second game less than 24 hours after our win over a quality S.C. State team was a tough challenge,” commented head coach Chris Lenzo.  “I’m really impressed with the heart our team showed today.”

 

Lancer keeper Heather Storrie earned six saves.  Longwood had 20 shots, including 12 shots on goal, for the day.

 

Winthrop  3, Georgia Southern 1

ROCK HILL, S.C. - Winthrop’s Chelsea White scored a goal and added an assist to lead the Lady Eagles to a 3-1 victory over Georgia Southern in women’s soccer action Saturday afternoon in Rock Hill, S.C.

GSU was forced to use three goalkeepers due to injuries to starter Laura-Ashley Harris (Jonesboro, Ga.) and Katie Petroski (Dallas, Ga.). Sophomore Megan Macdonald (Lilburn, Ga.), a midfielder that backed up Harris last season, went the final 68 minutes.

White put the Lady Eagles on top at the 17-minute mark of the half just after Macdonald had entered the game at keeper. The freshman took a cross from Erin Foote and drove the ball past a diving Macdonald for the score. White was involved in the second goal when she delivered a perfect pass to Ashley Abood who scored from 10 yards out.

Winthrop put the game away at the 68-minute mark when freshman Kristen Lee scored her first collegiate goal with a shot from about 12 yards out to the left side of the goal after making a nice individual move to elude her defender.

Georgia Southern avoided a shutout when Audrey Brown (Fort Worth, Texas) took a rebound from her own shot off Winthrop freshman goalkeeper Dimitra Poulos and scored an uncontested goal with 13 minutes left to play.

The Lady Eagles outshot GSU 14-5 as Lee led the way for Winthrop with four shots. Poulos was credited with just one save as the Winthrop defense limited Georgia Southern to only two shots on goal. The keeper trio for GSU had a combined three saves.