Fairmont, W.Va. - The University of Charleston Women's Soccer team traveled to Fairmont to play the Fighting Falcons on rainy Sunday afternoon. The Golden Eagles dominated possession and secured a 2-0 lead after the first half of play. UC's first goal was recorded when sophomore
Marieke Kramer (Megchelen, Netherlands) powered a shot in from outside the 18 at the 11:32 mark. Junior
Ivey Nucilli (Fairmont, WV) scored in the 32
nd minute after fellow junior
Lyndsey Thompson (Shady Spring, WV) disrupted play inside the six of the Falcons. Nucilli finished the play and led the Golden Eagles into halftime with a 2-0 lead and a shot advantage of 20/0.
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In the second half, sophomore
Ida Garberg (Gjoevik, Norway) beat several Falcon defenders on top of the 18 and pushed the ball toward the endline. Garberg would then serve a quality flighted ball to the top of the six where junior
Adele Siegel (Kolsaas, Norway) volleyed the ball into the net first touch.Â
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Fairmont's Courtney Webb registered the Falcons' only goal in the 87
th minute.
Charleston moves to 3-0-1 in MEC play and the Golden Eagles will return to action this week with two road games, traveling to Concord on Thursday and Notre Dame on Sunday.
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