Saturday,
October 13, 2007
CATAWBA
DEFEATS TUSCULUM
3-1 IN WOMEN'S SOCCER
SALISBURY, N.C. -- Freshman Alexa Baird scored a pair of second-half goals to lift host Catawba
to a 3-1 win over Tusculum
in South Atlantic Conference women's soccer action on Saturday
afternoon at Frock Field. The win improves the
Catawba Indians to 9-3-2 overall and 4-1-1 in the SAC, garnering a
league-leading 13 points. The Pioneers fall to 9-5 and 2-3.
Tasha
Wilhelm opened the
scoring in the ninth minute, getting an assist from Carrie Wollaston.
Tusculum
battled back to tie the score just 30 seconds in the final half on a
tally by Danielle Tanner.
Baird would
put the Lady Indians up to stay at the 56:24 mark as
she scored off a feed from Lainey Nichols.
The defender would get another goal in the 62nd minute on a header from Alyssa Schoenberg and Lauren Whiteley.
Senior
Kathleen Blake had three saves in
goal for Catawba. Tori Hadjopoulos had two stops for Tusculum.
The Pioneers return to action Monday when they travel to Savannah, Ga. to face
nationally-ranked Armstrong
Atlantic State
University.
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