Charleston, W.Va- UC Women's Soccer faced off against undefeated Concord. Charleston came in hoping to snag a victory and make up some ground in the South Division standings.
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The Basics
Location: Charleston, W.Va- Welch Athletic Complex
Score: UC 0 CU 1
Records: Charleston (5-4, MEC 4-3) Concord (9-0-1, MEC 7-0-1)
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How it Happened
There were chances abound early in the first half for Charleston. Several times UC looked like they would break through the Concord defense with runs from Keira Hill and Laura Vierhout. Concord had chances of their own, however, goalkeeper Kaylee Hensley would come to the rescue on multiple occasions, recording a fantastic diving save in the 15
th minute.
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With two minutes left in the first half Leah Foster made a beautiful run down the left wing and buried one into top left corner to give Concord a 1-0 going into half.
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Right at the start of the second half Concord added another after Leah Flemming would fire a rocket into the top right corner, stretching the Mountain Lion lead to two.
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With 33:16 remaining, Keira Hill played a beautiful ball up to Roberta Pomi who crossed it straight to the head of Katy O'Reilly. O'Reilly would hammer home the header for her first goal of the year cutting the lead to 2-1. Just a few minutes later Laura Vierhout would receive a corner kick from Keira Hill and find the back of the net, tying the score at two.
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The flurry would continue when Yasmine Mosby found the bottom left corner to give Concord the lead 3-2 in the.
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With time winding down and the Golden Eagles down by one, the ladies were desperate to find an equalizer but their attempts fell short.
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Despite giving up three goals, goalkeeper Kaylee Hensley had a phenomenal game, collecting nine saves.
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Up Next: The Golden Eagles will look to bounce back against West Liberty on Sunday.
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