Western Carolina 3, UT Martin 0
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Western Carolina tied its season high with three goals in a 3-0 win over UT Martin on Thursday in game one of the Lipscomb Tournament at the Lipscomb Soccer Stadium.
The Catamounts scored a pair of goals in the first half and a goal in the second to shut out UT Martin. Eleven minutes into the contest, sophomore Chandler Arrowood took a pass from freshman Sayres McKenna, sailing it into the back of the net. The Catamounts would also get goals by freshman Hannah Sink and Kelly Pannell.
Freshman Hannah Sink tacked on the second goal of the game, with an assist by Kasey Cooke, in the 29th minute.
Senior Pannell scored her second goal of the season at the 76th minute, from an assist by Haven Leland, for the third and final goal of the game.
Junior Carly Tinstman had three saves in the match and earned her fourth win and shutout of the season.
Tinstman earned her fourth shutout of the season and lowered her goals-against average to 0.56. The Catamounts have scored 11 goals this season and have only allowed five.
McKenna's assist was her fourth of the season, and with her goal earlier in the year, has six points, which leads the team.
Western Carolina completes play at the Lipscomb Tournament against host Lipscomb at 8:30 p.m. EST Saturday.
No. 2 Florida State 6, UNCG 0
GREENSBORO, N.C. – The UNCG women’s soccer team fell to defending national champion No. 2 Florida State 6-0 Thursday night in front 2,065 fans at the UNCG Soccer Stadium. It was the second-largest crowd in program history and the largest since the Spartans hosted second-ranked North Carolina in 2007 in front of a crowd of 2,844.
UNCG returns to action Sunday, Sept. 20, when it hosts Appalachian State at 7 p.m.
It was a scoreless game through the first 36 minutes of play. NSCAA Player of the Week Chloe Buehler made a diving save in the 20th minute on a shot by Holly Fritz that kept the Seminoles off the board. Michaela Hahn tallied her second goal of 2015 when she fired a shot from 30 yards out into the top corner past Buehler.
The Spartans’ biggest opportunity of the half came when Chesney White challenged FSU’s last defender one-on-one on a semi-breakaway, but was stopped by Cassie Miller in goal.
Kaycie Tillman scored with 32 seconds remaining in the half after Cheyna Williams sent a cross to her just 6 yards out.
Florida State tallied its third goal when Dallas Dorosy found the back for her first goal of the season on a header from 10 yards out when Olivia Bergau sent a cross her way in the 68th minute. The Seminoles added three more goals before the final horn sounded to complete their fifth shutout of the season.