Elon 2, The Citadel 0
Charleston, S.C.- After a hard fought match, The Citadel soccer team lost to Elon, 2-0, in Friday night Southern Conference action.
Elon got on the board early when Kim Speers found Molly Caplin open on top of the 18-yard line. Caplin fired the shot which was out of reach for Bulldog freshman goalkeeper, Lisa Wilson, resulting in the first goal of the game. The Phoenix attacked the Bulldog defense until in the 30th minute of play, Speers followed suite from Caplin, and ripped a shot of her own. A well stuck ball, it again was unobtainable for Wilson, making the score 2-0 Elon.
Going into half-time Elon lead the shot count 11-0, but despite the deficit the Bulldogs came out of the gates strong. They stepped up their offensive attack and began to create scoring opportunities. The first of which was by freshman Jessa Scott when she beat two Elon defenders only to have her shot saved by Phoenix goalkeeper Lizz Johnson. Freshman Jessica Stewart gathered the deflected shot, but barely missed the back of the net.
While Elon stayed stagnant, the Bulldogs kept the pressure up. Another near goal came at the foot of freshman Nicole Martinoli, when she fired a point black shot on Johnson. Johnson made a diving save to keep the score at 2-0. Yet again another scoring opportunity for the Bulldogs, when Kristine Devine and Scott combined for a give and go in the box. Devine ripped a shot that barely went wide of the goal.
“I am disappointed in the loss, but I think we played much better in the second half, unfortunately we just couldn’t even the score,” said coach Bob Winch. “We need to get the point that we don’t have to play catch up, but can focus on playing good soccer.”
Jessa Scott lead the Bulldogs in shots with three while Lisa Wilson and Emily Green both added four saves.
Elon combined for 17 shots and 11 corner kicks. Speers paved the way with five shots, a goal and an assist. Johnson had to make three saves off the Bulldog’s seven shots.
“Now we look ahead to CofC and playing the way we know we can for a solid 90 minutes,” said Winch.
Bulldog soccer returns to action on Sunday, October 14 at 1:00 when they host College of Charleston for continued Southern Conference play. Elon hosts Georgia Southern Sunday at 2:00 p.m.
Wofford 0, Davidson 0 (2OT)
SPARTANBURG, S.C. -- A solid performance by freshman goalkeeper Katie McChesney and the entire Wofford defensive unit helped perserve a 0-0 double overtime tie against Southern Conference foe Davidson Friday night at Snyder Field in Spartanburg, S.C.
McChesney, who has played every minute for the Terriers this season in net, went the entire 110 minutes for the second time and recorded nine saves against a Wildcat offensive attack which outshot Wofford (5-6-2, 1-2-1 SoCon) by a 23-8 margin, including a 6-1 edge in the overtime periods.
The shutout was McChesney's fifth of the campaign, sixth in the Wofford career record books. The five shutouts also place her in a four-way tie for most in a season by a Terrier keeper, most recently tying the effort by Austin Somers in 2004. Current volunteer assistant coach Katie Menegaz is also on the list with five blankings during 2002.
She, however, did not do it alone as the Wofford defense helped keep Davidson (8-3-1, 3-0-1 SoCon) off the board. Following a shot high by Blakely Low 10 minutes in, Kristen Koehrn had a header saved off the goalline six-and-a-half minutes later. Low also got free from a defender along the right flank and fired a shot at McChesney, which the rookie tipped over the crossbar with 10:30 to play in the opening period.
The Wildcats' best chance following halftime was back-to-back shots by Kyri Bye-Nagel and Susanne Sittko inside the six-yard box at the 19:30 mark. Both attempts were turned away by Terrier defenders.
Davidson also had one solid scoring opportunity in the first overtime, but Bye-Nagel's breakaway down the left side sailed over McChesney's head and deflected off the crossbar as three-and-a-half minutes ticked off the clock.
Wofford had its chances at the net as well, but a point-blank shot by sophomore Kendra Merchant was saved just into the second half. Junior Mary Rea had a wide-open look at the net in the first stanza, but her shot sailed just high.
Bye-Nagel finished with a game-high six shots, while Sittko and Low each had four for the Wildcats. Sophomore Erika Bishop, Rea and Merchant paced the Terriers with two shots apiece.
Davidson goalkeeper Bevin English had three saves for the shutout.
Wofford will return to action with a 2 p.m. Sunday match in Greenville, S.C., against Upstate rival Furman at Eugene Stone Stadium. Davidson hosts UNC Greensboro Sunday afternoon at 2:00 p.m. in a battle of SoCon unbeaten teams.
Appalachian State 5, Chattanooga 0
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. ? The Lady Mocs soccer squad fell 5-0 to Appalachian State Friday evening in Southern Conference action at the North River Soccer Complex. The Mountaineers collect their first league victory and move to 7-3-3 overall and 1-3-1 in the SoCon. Chattanooga falls to 0-8-2 overall and 0-3-1 in conference play.
The Mountaineers got on the board in a hurry Friday, scoring the first goal 49 seconds into the game. Caroline Lowe streaked past her defender and beat out Chattanooga’s keeper Milla Junni for the first score. The second goal wasn’t far behind on a shot lofted over Junni at the 13-19 mark. Chattanooga’s defense would kick in for the remainder of the half and App. State would carry a 2-0 lead into intermission.
In the second half, the Mountaineers scored three more times on goals from Carella DiMaggio (unassisted), Lindsay Moore from Lindsay Jaffe and an unassisted score by Casey Cleary. Caroline Clark logged all 90 minutes in goal for ASU and made four saves. Appalachian State outshot the Lady Mocs 21-9.
Junni made eight saves for the Mocs’ defense with four in each period. Sophomore Cassie Bowman took six shots for Chattanooga with two on goal, Chelsea Hurst had one on goal in two tries and Marlee Jenkins had one shot on goal.
Chattanooga will be back in action at Western Carolina in an afternoon matchup in Cullowhee, N.C. The game is set to kick off at 2 p.m. Appalachian State will host Elon at 3 p.m. in Boone.
Scoring Summary:
1. 0:49 ASU Caroline Lowe Lauren Bouffard
2. 13:19 ASU Lauren Bouffard (unassisted)
3. 46:03 ASU Carella DiMaggio (unassisted)
4. 74:01 ASU Lindsay Moore Lindsay Jaffe
5. 81:21 ASU Casey Cleary (unassisted)