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Madison Rizer challenging defender to get to the ball
Wesley Jones
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Southern Virginia SVU (4-4-0, 0-1 USA South)
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Game Recap: Women's Soccer | | Michael Spratt

Monarchs Open Up Conference Action With Victory Over Knights

FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. Methodist women's soccer gutted out a physical USA South Athletic Conference contest with Southern Virginia University on Saturday afternoon. The Monarchs scored the only goal in the game to take a 1-0 victory over the Knights at Duggins Soccer Stadium.


JUST THE FACTS

Final score: Methodist def. Southern Virginia, 1-0
Records: Methodist 5-2-1 (1-0 USA South), Southern Virginia 4-4 (0-1 USA South)
Location: Duggins Soccer Stadium, Fayetteville, North Carolina


HOW IT HAPPENED

  • The first 45 minutes saw Methodist playing aggressive on both offense and defense. Before the 18th minute, the Monarchs took six of their 11 first half shots.
  • Methodist finally found the back of the net in the 40th minute. Corrine Shovlain made a move to get herself open for a shot. Her attempt was saved by Southern Virginia's keeper but the ball was still loose, where Madison Rizer was the first player to get to the ball and punch it in.
  • The Monarchs just nearly missed going up by two scores early in the second half. Senior Tatiana Lourenco-Shiber took a shot that looked to be heading in but a diving save by Alyssa Trueman, of the Knights, put a stop to that.
  • Later in the contest, Shovlain had another great opportunity to double Methodist lead. Herself and Trueman both went after the ball near the right-side goal post, where they contacted with each other and Shovlain won possession before kicking it into the net. The referee though called off the goal and ruled it a foul on the collison.
  • Southern Virginia's best chance to tie the game came in at the 83rd minute. A foul was called inside the Monarch's box and the Knights were awarded a penalty kick. The shot though never made it on target as it went wide left.

STAT FACTS

  • Besides shots (15-9) and shots on goal (10-2), Methodist also took more corner kicks than the Knights, respectively 7 to zero.
  • Shovlain led the game with a total of four shots, three on net. Lourenco-Shiber was the only other Monarch with two or more shots attempts.
  • Splitting time between the pipes were Mary Newman and Carolina Simpkins to preserve the fifth shutout this season by Methodist.

UP NEXT

Methodist plays another USA South contest on Tuesday at home against Meredith College with a 6 p.m. start time.

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