Furman 3, Presbyterian 0
Greenville, S.C. -- Freshman Hannah Stanifer netted a pair of first half goals to lead Furman past Presbyterian, 3-0, in women's soccer action on Friday night before a crowd of 1,011 at Stone Soccer Stadium.
The victory, Furman's first of the season, improved the Paladins to 1-2-0 while Presbyterian dropped to 0-1.
Stanifer, a native of The Woodlands, Texas, opened the scoring at the 20:58 mark as she found space on the left side of the box and hammered a shot over the outstretched arms of the Blue Hose goalkeeper for her first career goal. In the 38th minute, the freshman deflected a corner kick off of the far post and buried the second effort when the header rebounded back into the middle of the box.
Furman capped the scoring in the 84th minute as India Robinson released Rachel Shelnutt down the left wing and Megan Dougherty tucked away Shelnutt's cross to the far post as the Paladins completed the 3-0 scoreline.
Senior Jessica Smith stopped three shots to earn her first shutout of the season while Sarah Beth Anderson turned away five shots in the loss for PC.
Furman held a commanding 25-7 edge in shots and 9-3 advantage in shots on goal.
Presbyterian returns home to entertain Clemson in its home opener on Sunday while Furman prepares to travel to Jacksonville, Fla., to face Jacksonville University and the University of North Florida next weekend.
Wofford 3, USC Upstate 0
SPARTANBURG, S.C. - The Wofford women's soccer team took an early lead and did not look back as the Terriers defeated USC Upstate by a 3-0 score Friday evening.
Wofford (2-0) contolled play throughout the match, outshooting USC Upstate (0-2) by a margin of 12-5, as well as leading the corner kick margin by a 7-1 advantage.
Emily Bougas scored the opening goal of the match in the 19th minute as she sent a shot from the right side of the box past Upstate keeper Rachel Collins. Anne Phillips was credited with the assist.
The Terriers struck again in the 25th minute as Chelsea Ashworth scored from the left side of the box following a lob pass by Bougas from 15 yards out.
In the 85th minute of action, Sydney Reed scored the final goal of the night, putting a shot into the lower left corner of the net following a pass from Maggie Bosley.
Erika Christensen played all 90 minutes in goal for the Terriers, shutting out the Spartan offense, earning two saves.
The Terriers will return to action on Thursday, September 1st, as they travel to Clinton, S.C. to face Presbyterian College. The match is set for a start time of 7:00 pm.
Davidson 2, Providence 2 (2 OT)
DAVIDSON, N.C. - The Davidson women's soccer team pushed their school-record home unbeaten streak to 13 games as the Wildcats played to a 2-2 draw in double-overtime with visiting Providence College on Friday night at Alumni Stadium.
Rachael Newmister (Clover, S.C.) hit the tying goal in the 63rd minute for Davidson (1-0-1) as both teams played almost even the whole night.
Sophomore Lauren Mihan (South Burlington, Vt.) tallied her team-best third goal of the season to start the scoring on the night.
Providence (0-0-2), which was playing Davidson for the first time, earned its second tie of the season as it got goals from Alyssa Martino and Courtney Collins.
The Wildcats remain at home to finish out the weekend when they play host to Florida Gulf Coast on Sunday at 1 p.m.
UAB 1, Samford 0
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. --- The Samford University soccer team was defeated by the UAB Blazers 1-0 on Friday in a cross-town rivalry match held at West Campus Field. UAB's Pascale Pinard tallied the game-winning goal during the 78th minute in the second half.
With the loss, Samford (1-2) dropped its second straight contest against an in-state foe. On Sunday, the Bulldogs suffered a similar one-goal defeat at home at the brand-new Samford Track and Soccer Stadium 2-1.
UAB (1-2) earned its first victory of the 2011 campaign Friday. Last week, the Blazers opened the season with a two-match road trip to Oklahoma and fell prey to lopsided losses at Oklahoma 5-0 and fifth-ranked Oklahoma State 4-1.
Pinard, UAB's leading goal-scorer this season, tallied her second score of the 2011campaign versus Samford.
The teams played 77 minutes of scoreless soccer Friday before Pinard notched her decisive goal at exactly 77:10. On Sunday, the Blazers' native of Trois-Rivieres, Quebec, tallied her first goal of the season in the 80th minute as she rifled a shot from 40 yards out. On the goal, the ball hit the bottom of the crossbar and snuck over the goal line for UAB's first score of the season.
Samford's senior goalkeeper Alyssa Whitehead recorded a match-high seven saves Friday. The Bulldogs' 6-foot-3 native of Hattiesburg, Miss., stopped two shots in the first half and tallied five stops in the final period.
With UAB's win, the Blazers evened their all-time record against Samford at 2-2. In all four matches of the rivalry, the home team has been victorious. Last season, the Bulldogs registered a similar 1-0 victory at home at Bulldog Field. Samford's Kaley Blanton tallied the game-winning match in last year's matchup against UAB.
The Bulldogs' offensive attack was paced Friday by Shanika Thomas, Amanda Abbott, Joy Grove, Kaley Blanton and Katie Proud. All six of the aforementioned Samford players rattled off a shot apiece.
The Samford University soccer team will next be in action Sunday at 2 p.m., as the Bulldogs welcome the 25th-ranked Memphis Tigers to the Samford Track and Soccer Stadium for another key non-conference matchup.
Kennesaw State 1, College of Charleston 0
KENNESAW, Ga. - The College of Charleston women's soccer team was downed, 1-0, by Kennesaw State on Friday night at the KSU Soccer Stadium.
CofC (1-1-0) will have short rest as they have to travel home and prepare for Sunday's match against Winthrop at Patriots Point at 12 p.m. KSU (2-1-0) pushed their home-opener winning streak to 10 matches.
"We created a lot of scoring opportunities but just couldn't convert tonight," said head coach Christian Michner. "I have to give them credit though. They worked hard and played really well. It was a match between two very-well matched teams and they got their goal and that was the difference."
The teams' parity showed in the virtually even stat sheet at the end of the match. Each team fired 12 shot attempts with the Cougars placing five on frame and the Owls four. CofC was the more disciplined team, though, and limited themselves to two fouls while KSU committed nine.
The Owls netted the game's lone goal in the 61st minute when Katrina Frost headed in a deflection off a corner kick after a scramble in the box. Nicole Calder and Alyssa Mahan picked up assists on the play.
The Cougars round out the non-traditional away-home weekend with Sunday's match with Winthrop. The Eagles will be looking to salvage their weekend in Charleston, S.C., after losing to The Citadel, 2-1, on Friday night.
"Sunday will be another tough game against a good team," said Michner. "It is a quick turn around but we love playing at Patriots Point in front of our home fans so our players will be ready to go. I'm expecting yet another great performance from our team and hopefully we'll get the result."
William & Mary 2, Appalachian State 0
Richmond, Va. - In its first road game of the season, Appalachian women's soccer fell, 2-0, to William & Mary at the VCU Tournament on Friday evening. With the loss, the Mountaineers slip to 0-2-0 on the year, while William & Mary improves to 2-0-0.
The Tribe scored its first goal in the 39th minute, as Kiersten Harpe followed up on a corner kick attempt and found the back of the net for her first goal of the year.
In the second half, Dani Rutter increased the lead after breaking loose and finding the bottom of the net for her first score of the season.
On the game, the Tribe took a 19-3 advantage in shots and an 8-2 lead in corner kicks.
Keeper Amy Kolowsky (Columbia, S.C. / Spring Valley) made six saves on the day and allowed her first non-penalty goals of the season.
ASU will face tournament host VCU on Sunday, Aug. 28, at 2 p.m.
No. 14 Wake Forest 5, UNCG 0
GREENSBORO, N.C. - No. 14 Wake Forest got a pair of goals from All-American Katie Stengel and poured in four second-half goals to blow open a tight game as the Demon Deacons cruised past UNCG on Friday, 5-0.
With Wake Forest (3-0) holding a 1-0 lead in the second half, Stengel scored a pair of goals less than nine minutes apart to turn the game into a blowout. Stengel teamed up with Jordan Feger for both goals, twice converting passes from the right wing. Stengel, a preseason member of the MAC Hermann Trophy Watch List, notched her first goal of the evening in the 61st minute, then added a world-class strike in the 70th, one-timing Feger's cross into the upper right corner.
Kelsey Zalimeni made it a 4-0 contest just minutes later, nodding home her first goal of the season in the 77th minute. Jessica Mandarich and Kristen Meier picked up assists on the play.
Lee Page put the exclamation point on the win in the 88th minute, collecting a loose ball near the top of the box and slotting it home lower left corner.
UNCG (0-2) was right there with Wake in the opening half, as the Demon Deacons led just 1-0 at the break. Rachel Nuzzolese got the Deacs on the board in the 27th minute, banging in a direct free kick from about 25 yards out for her second goal of the season.
The Spartans were held to just two shots on the night, but both were solid scoring chances.
Senior Cat Barnekow nearly got the equalizer in the 40th minute, but her blast from 20 yards was punched over the crossbar by Wake keeper Aubrey Bledsoe.
Kristin Player had UNCG's only other shot of the game, getting off a high attempt in the 49th minute.
Bledsoe picked up the win in the net, making one save in picking up the shutout. Her counterpart, Kelsey Kearney, made three saves in taking the loss.
UNCG returns to action Sunday at East Carolina for a 6 p.m. start.