UNC Greensboro 4, Chattanooga 1
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. ? The UNC Greensboro women’s soccer team ended their three-game road swing with a 4-1 win over the Lady Mocs Thursday night in Chattanooga, Tenn.
The Spartans (6-3-0, 3-0-0) scored quickly, grabbing a 1-0 lead at the 2:52 mark of the game. In a two-on-one attack, Kelly Attayek dished the ball to Kristen Player in the middle of the box for the first score of the game.
The Lady Mocs (0-6-2, 0-1-1) knotted the match at 1-1 in the 20th minute on freshman Sara Francescon’s team-high third goal of the season at the 19:33 mark. Chattanooga’s defense held for the remainder of the half with Junni making six saves in the first half and the two teams went into intermission locked at one apiece.
The second half would gradually belong to the Spartans who tallied three goals in the period. In the 60th minute, Jenn Partenheimer took a shot off a corner kick that rebounded off Junni and back to her and she found the back of the net with the game winner.
Player netted her second goal of the match off another assist from Attayek at the 64:54 mark spreading the lead to 3-1. In the 79th minute after a foul by Chattanooga, Lauren Lopez took a free kick from 25 yards out on the left and looped the ball over the line of defenders and past Junni for the score and a 4-1 final score.
Chattanooga will travel to Elon for a Sunday afternoon matchup with the Phoenix. Game time is set for 2 p.m.
SCORING SUMMARY:
Time Team Goal Scorer Assists
1 2:52 UNCG Kristin Player Kelly Attayek
2 19:33 UTC Sara Francescon (3) Jessica Dugger
3 59:56 UNCG Jenn Partenheimer (unassisted)
4 64:54 UNCG Kristin Player Kelly Attayek
5 78:27 UNCG Lauren Lopez (unassisted)
Davidson 1, Furman 0
Greenville, S.C. -- Amanda Flink scored on a header off of Nancy Haskell’s corner kick in the 10th minute as Davidson blanked Furman 1-0 in Southern Conference women’s soccer action Thursday night at Stone Soccer Stadium.
The loss snapped Furman’s four-match winning streak and dropped the Lady Paladins to 8-4-0 overall and 2-1-0 in league play. Davidson extended its winning streak to six matches while improving to 7-3-0 overall and 3-0-0 in the SoCon.
“We competed well tonight, but Davidson took advantage of its set pieces and got the early goal,” said Furman head coach Andrew Burr. “They are a solid team and deserve the credit for playing a full 90 minutes.”
Davidson earned the early corner after putting pressure on the Lady Paladin defense down the left flank and Flink redirected the cross into the lower, right hand corner for the match’s only goal.
Furman had several chances to equalize, but could not break through. Gena Villari ran onto a pass and line a bending shot wide of the right post near the game’s midway point. Later in the second half, on an indirect free kick from inside the 18, Villari blasted a shot into the wall, but Davidson cleared the danger before Furman could pounce on the rebound.
Lady Paladin keeper Briana da Mota kept Furman in the game with a flurry of saves with just under 19 minutes remaining. Kyri Bye-Nagel lined a shot off of the left post and Kristen Koehrn followed with a point-blank follow, but da Mota kicked the shot wide and Tiffany Mumby’s rebound flashed wide of the post.
Da Mota notched seven saves in the loss while Wildcat keeper Bevin English stopped five shots. The Wildcats outshot Furman 10-8.
Furman looks to return to the win column Sunday when it travels to Appalachian State for a 4 p.m. contest against the Mountaineers. Davidson hosts Francis Marion in non-conference action Sunday at 2:00 p.m.
College of Charleston 2, Georgia Southern 0
Mt. Pleasant, S.C. -- Brittany Schneider and Christy Barrow netted two first-half goals to lift the College of Charleston women's soccer team over Georgia Southern, 2-0 at Patriots Point Field.
The team gave a solid performance, very workman-like," said associate head coach Tim Santoro. "We got the win and the shutout. We hope to improve for Wofford on Sunday."
Cougar defender Alanna Jordan, along with midfielders Amanda Andrews and Danielle Jordan held the Eagles (2-7-1, 1-1-1) to just four shots in the first half. CofC (5-5-1, 2-0-1) had a narrow shot advantage with five.
In the first of several first-half attempts, CofC midfielder Katie Browne gained possession of the ball at midfield and booted it inside to Schneider. She crossed the ball inside to Julie Romanik who took a shot only to be stopped by Eagles goalie Lauren Santos.
In the 22nd minute, Schneider passed a ball from the right side into midfielder Christy Barrow. Barrow took a shot directly in front of the goal from eight yards out for the game-winning goal.
The second CofC goal came when Schneider settled another pass from Katie Browne from the right side. Schneider eluded three Eagle defenders and scored from the middle of the penalty box (27:17).
The Cougars final shot total came to 10, while GSU added two more for a total of six.
The win keeps the Cougars unbeaten in Southern Conference action. The team returns to action Sun., Oct. 7, at 4 when it hosts the Wofford Terriers at Patriots Point Field in Mt. Pleasant, S.C. The Eagles continue their road trip as they next face UNC Greensboro, Sunday, Oct. 7 at 2 p.m.