Williamsburg, KY – Playing their fourth conference game of the season the Patriots fended off the Phoenix to keep their win streak alive from a 1-0 victory. Cumberlands has started the year 8-0 for the first time in their program history and is now 4-0 in conference this season.

The lone goal of the game came off the foot of Ainhoa Camara to net her fourth goal of the season in the 20^th minute of play. Shara Randez fed the ball to Jayden Boelter who took a shot inside the 18-yard box on the left side. Her shot hit the right crossbar past the diving CU goalkeeper, which ricocheted right to Camara. The Madrid, Spain native hammered the ball into the empty net giving UC the 1-0 lead.

Cumberlands led the way having 14 shots throughout the contest, four of which on frame. Randez recorded the most shots with six, two of them requiring the Phoenix goalkeeper to come up with the save. The junior did step up to take a penalty shot with just over a minute left in the game hoping to seal the win. Randez struck the ball towards the upper left corner, but the goalkeeper read the shot the whole time and made the save to keep the Patriots up just one goal.

Laura Vogt and her defense earned their fifth shutout of the year. The freshman had to make two saves in the game to keep the clean sheet. In the final minutes of the first half the Phoenix were on the attack looking for the equalizer. The ball bounced out to just beyond the 18-yard box and a CU player took the chance for a one time shot. Vogt was able to make the basket catch and eliminate the threat.

The Patriots handed the Phoenix their first loss of the season to bring their record to 2-1 on the season. This also marks the first time the team has been held scoreless this year. They were averaging six goals a game before meeting the tough Cumberlands' defense.

UC will return to their home field on Tuesday, March 2 scheduled for a 4:30 pm kick off. Live stats for the game are available here with live video available here.
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