Box Score
Box score
HARROGATE, Tenn. - After holding Lincoln Memorial scoreless for
80 minutes, Anderson University women's soccer were unable to
maintain the shutout as the Lady Railsplitters earned a narrow 1-0
victory over the Trojans in South Atlantic Conference action
Saturday afternoon at the LMU Soccer Complex.
With the setback, AU drops to 4-8-1 on the season and 2-5-1 in
the conference, while the home side moves to 8-2-1 overall and
6-1-1 for the league.
Lincoln Memorial posted 19 shots for the afternoon compared to
AU's 11, but both teams notched five shots on goal apiece. Junior
defender Faith Johannes paced the Trojans with five shots, while
classmate Emily Cowan followed with two shots. Following the
tandem, junior Mariana Poveda and sophomore Paige Gowans-Smith and
Alaina Gay all tallied a shot on goal.
In goal, sophomore goalkeeper Sadie Lancaster corralled four
saves for the match, as she matched her counterpart's, Kayla
Stephens, total. Lancaster has made three or more saves in her last
10 matches.
For the 'Splitters, forward Nicole McKinney led the club with
four shots, while teammate Fernanda Miaci posted three. Four other
LMU players totaled two shots for the afternoon, headlined by
Kristen Cook who scored the match's only goal late into the second
half.
With time winding down in the final period, LMU found its
game-winner in the 82nd minute off the foot of Cook. Cook received
the ball from a deflection in the Anderson box and she fired a shot
past Lancaster to seal the victory. For Cook, the goal was her
first of the season.
Anderson totaled four shots following the goal, but just one
troubled Stephens as the LMU backline contained the AU attack in
the win.
"I got everything from these girls today and it was refreshing
to see their hunger and desire to compete," Anderson head coach
Ciaran Traquair said. "We conceded a goal from a cross and it
caught us out. With the commitment levels we had today, it won't be
long until we are back to winning ways."
The Trojans return to action on Wednesday when it begins a brief
two-match homestand with Brevard. Kickoff from Trojan Stadium is
scheduled from 1 p.m.