The Great Midwest Athletic Conference opened its 2013 Women's Soccer conference schedule with four games on Thursday, marking the first conference games as an active NCAA Division II Conference. Ursuline, Cedarville, Davis and Elkins, and Alderson Broaddus started the season with victories, while Kentucky Wesleyan dropped its first match of the season and defending G-MAC champion Trevecca Nazarene dropped its first-ever G-MAC contest.
Ursuline College 2
Kentucky Wesleyan College 1 Box Score
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OWENSBORO, Ky. – The Ursuline women’s soccer team went on the road and knocked off Kentucky Wesleyan College by a score of 2-1 on Thursday night in what was the Great Midwest Athletic Conference opener for both teams, first-ever for the Panthers.
With the win, the Arrows improve to 3-2 overall and 1-0 in G-MAC play while the Panthers dropped their first match of the season and now sit at 4-1 overall and 0-1 in the conference. Thursday's win also marked the first conference win for any Ursuline team since the school and conference became active members of the NCAA's Division II on September 1st.
The Arrows and Panthers played a scoreless first half and it remained that way until KWC's Paige Kramer put the host Panthers up 1-0 with a goal in the 52nd minute. Kentucky Wesleyan held the lead until junior Paige Rowan, the two-time G-MAC Women's Soccer Athlete of the Week, scored her sixth goal of the season to tie the match at 1-1.
Sophomore Vanessa Consiglio, who has assisted on at least one Rowan goal in three consecutive matches, dropped it into Rowan, who took a touch on a defender and sent a rocket that went through the mitts of KWC goalkeeper Kathryn Dishion.
Less than three minutes later, Consiglio gave the Arrows the lead for good. She dribbled down the left side and beat a defender before playing the ball to the top of the box. From there, freshman Cassie Cripe put a shot on goal that Dishion couldn't handle cleanly and Consiglio poked it in to put the Arrows ahead.
The Arrows defense held up over the last 26 minutes and freshman goalkeeper Helen Jazzer and company preserved the victory. UC's goalkeeper was credited with four stops while Dishion was forced to make eight saves in defeat.
Cedarville University 4
Trevecca Nazarene University 0 Box Score
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Jacoby Ziegler knocked in two goals and Hanna Harris registered her third shutout to lead Cedarville to a convincing 4-0 women's soccer victory at defending champion Trevecca Nazarene to open Great Midwest Athletic Conference play.
The Lady Jackets' struck early and often to take control of the game. Hannah Velloney found the net in the 3rd minute, and Kaleigh Rowlands set up Ziegler in the 10th minute to give the team an early two goal lead. Ziegler came back in the 31st with her fifth tally of the young campaign before
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TNU recovered with a 7-2 shot advantage in the final period, but was blanked for the third time. Harris was credited with two saves for the contest.
Cedarville improves to 4-1 overall, while the Trojans fell to 2-3. The Lady Jackets have scored in the 3rd minute or sooner in all four victories this season.
Ohio Valley University 0
Davis & Elkins College 3 Box Score
RECAP: (Courtesy of @SenatorNation) ELKINS, W.Va. – The Davis & Elkins women's soccer team opened play in the Great Midwest Athletic Conference with a 3-0 win over Ohio Valley on Thursday evening.
Alison Bogar scored with just six minutes left in the first half to put D&E up 1-0, and then found the back of the net again early in the second half to push the lead to 2-0. Laia Margenat Dordas posted the final tally of the game and Courtney Postma made five saves to register her first collegiate win.
Alderson Broaddus University 1
Salem International University 0 Box Score
RECAP: (Courtesy of @ABbattlers) BRIDGEPORT, W.Va. -- The Alderson Broaddus women's soccer team used a stifling defense and an early own goal to sink Salem International 1-0 on Thursday. The win was the Battlers’ first Great Midwest Athletic Conference (G-MAC) victory of the season.
The Battlers (1-4-1) capitalized on an own goal under a minute into Thursday's match-up. The game winner occurred as a SIU player ricocheted a ball into the back of the goal as a group of Battlers applied offensive pressure.
Junior Olivia Augustine led AB with three shots as the Battlers recorded 10 shots in the game and SIU finished with six. Goalkeeper Tayler Garcia tallied two saves and earned the win in net for the blue and gold.