Lebanon, TN – A first half goal was not enough as the second-ranked Cumberlands women's soccer team fell #14 Cumberland 2-1 in their MSC opener Saturday afternoon. With the win, the Phoenix improve to 8-1 on the year, while the Patriots move to 6-1-3.
Wakana Ose netted UC's lone goal of the match off an assist from
Carola Fontan.
Morgan White made six saves in the match.
Alba Ramirez tallied a team-high three shots, while
Abigail Little,
Nicole Araujo, and
Samantha Sokolove each tallied a pair of shots in the match.
The Phoenix came out aggressive from the opening whistle notching five shots over the first ten minutes of play, three of those shots were saved by
Morgan White to keep the match scoreless. The Patriots picked up their tempo tallying a pair of shots along with a corner kick over the next 10 minutes. Cumberlands continued their pressure and capitalized in the 22' as
Wakana Ose ran a give-and-go with
Carola Fontan and slid the shot just inside of the post for a goal to make it 1-0. White added a save to keep UC in front, while the Patriots notched a pair of corner kicks and a pair of shots but couldn't convert keeping the score 1-0 in the 31'. Cumberlands notched four more shots, including one from Alba Ramriez that deflected off the post, but couldn't convert as UC took a 1-0 lead into half.
The Patriots earned a corner kick two minutes into the second half.
Samantha Sokolove put a well-placed ball into the box, however,
Abigail Little's header just missed the goal. The Phoenix evened the score in the 57' after converting on a corner kick to tie the score at 1-1. UC looked for a quick answer as
Nicole Araujo put a shot on frame, which was saved. The two teams traded possession over the next 15 minutes as they each recorded a shot, however, didn't convert keeping the score 1-1. The score remained tied until the 80' minute when Cumberland converted a transition goal to take the 2-1 lead. The Patriots earned a corner kick in the 85' but couldn't convert as the Phoenix earned the 2-1 final.
Cumberlands returns to the pitch Tuesday, September 23, when they travel to Georgetown, KY to face the Tigers. Kickoff is set for 6 p.m.
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