UNC Greensboro 3, College of Charleston 2 (OT)
GREENSBORO, NC ? Freshman Katie Evans’ first collegiate goal kept the UNC Greensboro women’ soccer team’s unbeaten streak alive, as the Spartans took a 3-2 overtime win over the College of Charleston Cougars Sunday afternoon at UNCG Soccer Stadium.
With the victory the Spartans clinched their second consecutive Southern Conference regular-season title with only one regular season game remaining.
“It’s a great feeling to clinch the regular season title on our home field,” head coach Eddie Radwanski said. “I think our team has done a great job all season and I’m looking forward to finishing out the season on Thursday and preparing for the conference tournament.”
Jenn Partenheimer and Mary Kate Towne led UNCG (12-3-1, 9-0-0 SoCon) with five and four shots, respectively. Karla Davis, Kelly Attayek and Evans recorded goals in the win.
Christy Barrow and Brittany Schneider recorded goals for College of Charleston (9-7, 2, 6-2-2 SoCon). Cougar goalkeeper, Sarah Wiggers tallied nine saves in the loss.
“Whenever we play College of Charleston it’s always a battle,” Radwanski said. “Their coaching staff always has them well prepared and we always expect their best game. I give our team credit for finding a way to win a hard fought game. They kept their composure and were able to finish strong.”
College of Charleston got on the board first with a goal from Barrrow in the 14th minute of the game. Megan Manthey was able to get through the Spartan defense and flicked a pass to Barrow, who put the ball just past UNCG goalkeeper Katherine Ryan to give the Cougars the early, 1-0 lead.
The Spartans wouldn’t be down for long as Davis tallied her first goal of the season to tie the game at 1-1. Karam put a long ball into the box and Davis headed the ball into the right corner just past Wiggers.
The teams battled through the rest of the half with both teams having several scoring opportunities. Karam had a chance to put the Spartans up 2-1 with the goalkeeper out of position and the ball sitting on the goal line but couldn’t find a way to put the ball in the net as the teams went into halftime tied.
In the 73rd minute, Attayek put UNCG up 2-1 after connecting with teammate Jennifer Bronson in the box. Jenn Partenheimer took a shot from the six yard line that rebounded out to Bronson. Bronson collected the ball for a shot and the ball rebounded onto the foot of Attayek who put it into the left side of the net for the score.
College of Charleston wouldn’t go away and scored the equalizer in transition during the 78th minute. Schneider caught a slotted pass through the UNCG defense from Megan Manthey and put the ball past the outstretched hand of Ryan to tie the game at 2-2.
Both squads battled with through the end of regulation and the Spartans had several quality scoring chances but couldn’t find the game-winner as the game went into overtime. UNCG controlled the ball for the better part of the overtime and got the game-winner when Davis sent a ball to Attayek who then connected with Evans inside the box for the UNCG victory.
The Spartans held a 21-11 shot advantage and an 8-5 corner kick advantage over the Cougars. Ryan collected three saves in the win while Evans was named the Greg Harrison Player of the Game.
The Spartans are next in action Thursday Nov. 1 when they play their final regular season home game. Prior to the game UNCG will honor the 2007 senior class. College of Charleston will resume play in the Southern Conference Tournament next weekend.
AGATE
Goals by period 1 2 OT Tot
COFC 1 1 0 ? 2
UNC Greensboro 1 1 1 3
SCORING SUMMARY:
13:55 COFC Christy Barrow (Megan Manthey) 22:09 UNCG Karla Davis (1) (Tina Karam) 72:44UNCG Kelly Attayek (8) (Jennifer Bronson;Jenn Partenheimer) 77:37 COFC Brittany Schneider (Megan Manthey) 98:58 UNCG Katie Evans (1) (Kelly Attayek)
Shots: COFC 11, UNC Greensboro 21 Saves: COFC 9 (Sarah Wiggers 9), UNC Greensboro 3 (Katherine Ryan 3), Corner Kicks: UNC Greensboro 8, COFC 5, Fouls: UNC Greensboro 11, COFC 8
Wofford 1, Appalachian State 0
BOONE, N.C. -- Sophomore Kendra Merchant sparked the Wofford offense and freshman Katie McChesney led the Terrier defense Sunday afternoon as Wofford garnered a 1-0 road Southern Conference victory at Appalachian State Sunday afternoon at the ASU Soccer Stadium in Boone, N.C. The win keeps the Terriers' Southern Conference Tournament hopes alive heading into the final regular-season contest.
Wofford (7-9-2, 3-5-1 SoCon) scored the game's only goal at 15:22 when Merchant, the team's leading scorer a year ago, won the ball from an ASU defender nearly 25 yards from the cage, dribbled towards the 18-yard box and then fired a low shot past Mountaineer goalkeeper Emma White. It marked the third tally this season for Merchant as she led all players with six shots.
McChesney registered three saves while playing all 90 minutes for her sixth shutout of the campaign, tying her with Bernie Sikes' total in 2005 for the third most in a single-season in school history. She is also tied with Sikes for fifth on the Terriers' all-time list.
The triumph is Wofford's second in the three-game road swing, all against league opponents.
Jaclyn Hoffman paced Appalachian State (9-5-3, 3-5-1 SoCon) with four shots, but the Terriers held an overall 14-7 edge in attempts.
Wofford will close its regular season with a 6:00 p.m. Wednesday meeting with Western Carolina on Halloween at Snyder Field. The Terriers enter the tilt in a three-way tie for sixth in the conference standings with Appalachian State and Elon. Although Wofford holds the tiebreaker over both schools, it still needs a win or tie against Western Carolina coupled with a loss by either team and a tie or loss by Georgia Southern to clinch a spot in the league tournament.
Appalachian State will close out the regular season with a SoCon match at The Citadel, Thursday afternoon at 2:00 p.m.
Davidson 4, Chattanooga 0
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. ? Davidson spoiled the Lady Mocs’ Senior Day Sunday afternoon with a 4-0 win over Chattanooga (2-11-2, 2-6-1 SoCon) at the North River Soccer Complex.
Kyri Bye-Nagel drove home two second half goals and assisted on the game winner in the first half as the Wildcats improved their record to 12-4-1 overall and 7-1-1 in Southern Conference action. In the 14th minute, the Wildcats drew Chattanooga keeper Milla Junni out of the net as she tried to make a play on the ball. She and another player collided, leaving the net open for Kristen Koerhn shot at 13:25.
Davidson put another score on the board before intermission when Suzanne Sittko’s shot rebounded off Junni to Tiffany Mumby with 43:39 gone in the game. Bye-Nagel added her pair in a span of less than two minutes to push the score up to 4-0.
Junni recorded 10 saves on the day, playing all 90 minutes in goal. Davidson outshot Chattanooga 22-1 and held the advantage on corners, 7-3.
Chattanooga honored its senior manager Jen Karn before the start of the game. The Lady Mocs will wrap up the season Thursday, Nov. 1 at Furman in a 7:00 p.m. matchup. The Wildcats host Georgia Southern Thursday night at 7:00 p.m. in the regular season finale.
Scoring Summary
1 13:25 DAV Kristen Koehrn (Kyri Bye-Nagel)
2 43:39 DAV Tiffany Mumby (Suzanne Sittko)
3 50:12 DAV Kyri Bye-Nagel (Melanee Smith)
4 52:08 DAV Kyri Bye-Nagel (Amanda Flink)
Furman 7, The Citadel 0
Charleston, S.C.- The Citadel Bulldogs couldn’t stop the Furman offense, losing 0-7 on Sunday in Southern Conference play.
Furman (12-5-1, 6-2-1) struck early when at the 11th minute of play Emily Krankowski flicked the ball to Anna Betton who finished past Bulldog goalkeeper, Emily Green. Five minutes later, Betton returned the favor when she crossed the ball to Krankowski who placed the ball into the lower corner of the goal.
Katie Tucker added to the score when she connected a goal off a corner kick from Marie Antonik. Before intermission, the Paladins notched another goal when Claire Richards gathered a bouncing ball in the box to end the first half scoring spree.
The Citadel (3-15-0, 0-7-0) came out strong, but after a Bulldog corner kick the Paladins added another goal when Krankowski and Betton found themselves countering on The Citadel defense. A quick pass from Krankowski to Betton, and Furman made the score 5-0. Betton again would contribute when her cross found the feet of Richards who put the ball past Bulldog goalkeeper Lisa Wilson. Rachel Fry finished the score, after following up a deflected save from Wilson.
“Furman played some outstanding soccer,” said coach Bob Winch. “They moved it very well and their finishing was excellent.We will re-group this week and put forth a great effort for the seniors on Thursday.”
For the Bulldogs, Green had five saves while Wilson added six. Freshman Nicole Martinoli notched the only Bulldog shot, which was saved by Furman goalkeeper Briana da Mota.
The Citadel will return to action when they host Appalachian State on Thursday, November 1 at 2 p.m. The game will honor seniors, Britni Bunnell, Ana Miranda and Aly Woodhead. Furman will entertain Chattanooga at 7:00 p.m. Thursday night to close out the regular season.
Elon 0, Western Carolina 0 (2OT)
ELON, N.C. ? Despite putting only one shot on goal all afternoon, the Elon Phoenix women’s soccer team pulled out a scoreless tie with the visiting Western Carolina Catamounts thanks to Lizz Johnson’s 11 saves in goal. The Phoenix and Catamounts tied for the third time in the five-game history of this series. Elon now sits at 5-10-2 overall and 3-5-1 in Southern Conference play while Western Carolina saw its record go to 8-8-2, 3-4-2 for the year.
Elon’s Molly Calpin got the first shot on goal of the game 7:40 into the contest, but Western’s Caitlin Williams grabbed the save. Western Carolina put three shots on goal during the first half of play, but Johnson turned them all away.
The Catamounts blasted five shots on frame during the second 45 minutes of play, but Johnson once again kept the clean sheet for the Phoenix.
After neither team got off a shot on goal in the first overtime period, the Catamounts sent three shots toward Johnson which were all denied. Western looked like it would have a sure goal during the second OT, but Johnson made a spectacular diving stop to keep the shutout, her third shutout of the year.
Western Carolina finished the day with 22 total shots, 11 of which were on goal, to six total shots (one on goal) for Elon. The Catamounts also earned eight corner kicks to two for the Phoenix.
Elon will visit UNC Greensboro for a 7 p.m. game on Thursday night while Western Carolina will visit Wofford at 6 p.m. on Wednesday night.
Chattanooga 2, The Citadel 1 (2OT)
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. ? Sophomore forward Cassie Bowman (Carson City, Nev.) took a pass from freshman midfielder Kris Rubi (Weston, Fla.) in front of the net and drove home the game-winner at the 103:15 mark to lead Chattanooga (2-10-2, 2-5-1) to a 2-1, overtime victory over The Citadel (3-14-0, 0-7) in a Southern Conference women’s soccer game on Friday evening. For Bowman, it was her third goal of the season and the first assist of Rubi’s career.
Freshman midfielder Sara Francescon (Nashville, Tenn.) got the Lady Mocs on the board early as she made use of a solid cross from sophomore forward Marlee Jenkins (Lenior City, Tenn.), chipping the ball over the head of the Bulldogs sophomore goalkeeper Emily Green at the 6:08 mark for a 1-0 advantage.
The Citadel quickly knotted the score at 1-1 when freshman midfielder Jessa Scott connected from the left side of the box with 11:17 gone by in the opening half. From there it would be a defensive battle as both teams had their scoring opportunities thwarted until the start of the second overtime when Bowman connected for the difference maker.
Francescon’s goal was her team-leading fourth of the season while Jenkins’ assist was her second of the 2007 campaign.
For the Bulldogs, Green faced a total of six shots on goal and made four saves while freshman goalkeeper Milla Junni (Hyvinkaa, Finland) made four saves on the night for Chattanooga.
The win improves the Lady Mocs all-time record against The Citadel to 6-0-1.
College of Charleston 0, Furman 0 (2OT)
Mt. Pleasant, S.C. -- The College of Charleston played to a 0-0 tie with the Furman Paladins in SoCon women's soccer action Friday night at Patriots Point as it honored Amanda Andrews on senior night.
The first half saw a evenly-matched defensive battle. Andrews, a defender from Charlotte, N.C., and the Cougar defense held the Paladins to five shots on the half, while five different players added as many shots for CofC.
Charleston's best chance at a goal came in the 8th minute when Megan Manthey's shot was tipped over the crossbar by Furman goalie Briana da Mota, resulting in a corner kick for the Cougars.
Despite its 12-10 shot advantage, CofC was unable to find the back of the net. Furman dodged another bullet when junior midfielder Katie Browne headed the ball toward the goal in a flurry of activity; da Mota snagged the ball for the save.
Paladin defender Ashley Creavalle anchored a defense that held the Cougars to just eight attempts on goal. Creavalle also led her squad in shots with three.
Manthey and junior defender Danielle Jordan led Charleston with three goals each. Sophomore goalie Sarah Wiggers made six saves in the effort, while da Mota finished with eight.