Box Score
Box score
NEWBERRY, S.C. - Totaling its lowest shot total on the season,
Anderson University women's soccer ran out of time to find its
equalizer, falling to South Atlantic Conference and in-state rival
Newberry, 1-0, Wednesday afternoon at the Smith Road Complex.
With the setback, the Trojans fall below .500 for the first time
since the middle of September, as they drop to 4-5-1 on the year
and 2-3-1 in conference play. The Wolves, who improved to 7-1-1 for
the season, remain unbeaten against AU since the Black and Gold
joined the SAC before the 2010 season, moving to 4-0-1 in the
five-year span. With the three points, Newberry remains in first
place in the SAC standings, improving to 5-1.
Four different Trojans tallied shots for the afternoon as
juniors Faith Johannes, Mariana Poveda and Emily Cowan were joined
by freshman Lyssa Engle, as the quartet each fired a shot apiece.
Cowan and Engle were the only AU players who troubled Newberry
goalkeeper Alexis Carrillo, who claimed her sixth clean sheet of
the 2014 campaign with two saves.
The NC offense proved to be too much for the Trojans as the
Wolves totaled 16 shots for the match with six coming on goal. The
home side got its eventual game-winner in the 11th minute when
senior Sabrina Serafin collected a loose ball at the top of the
Anderson box. Serafin fired a shot past Trojan goalkeeper, Sadie
Lancaster, for her fourth tally of the year.
"The goal was a mistake on our part and that is hard to
swallow," Anderson head coach Ciaran Traquair said. "Newberry is a
very physical side and will be a tough opponent for any team in the
conference."
Serafin would eventually tie teammate Breanna Naranjo for a
game-high four shots, as the tandem combined for half of the home
side's shot total. Rachel Jonas followed with three shots, as she
recoded a match-high two shots on goal.
"I thought we were better tactically than Newberry and were very
good in possession," Traquair said. "We lacked a cutting edge, but
gave everything we could for the 90 minutes. I'm confident we will
be good enough to get results against these teams in the future, it
just wasn't today."
Anderson returns to action on Friday when it returns to Trojan
Stadium to face-off with Lenoir-Rhyne. Kickoff is scheduled for 2
p.m.