Lenoir-Rhyne, Wingate, Newberry, Tusculum Advance In Food Lion SAC Women’s Soccer Tournament
Tusculum College, the seventh seed, upset second seed and conference co-champion Carson-Newman College, 1-0 in overtime, and was one of four one-goal matches in the quarterfinals of the Food Lion South Atlantic Conference Women's Soccer Tournament on Tuesday.
The other three top seeds all won. Top-seed Lenoir-Rhyne University beat Lincoln Memorial 1-0, third-seed Wingate University edged Catawba 1-0 and fourth-seed Newberry College advanced to the tournament semifinals for the first time in school history with a 2-1 victory over Mars Hill.
The semifinal matchups will have Lenoir-Rhyne facing Newberry and Wingate taking on Tusculum.
The semifinals will be Friday at 3 p.m. at Manchester Meadows in Rock Hill. Friday's winners will advance to the tournament championship at 1 p.m. on Sunday. The winner of Sunday's championship will receive an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.
Admission to all Food Lion South Atlantic Conference tournament events is $5 for adults and $2 for college students and children 13 and under.
Fans showing their Food Lion MVP card can save $1 off the adult admission price. Also, the South Atlantic Conference is collecting new, unused soccer balls, footballs or basketballs during the semifinals and championships in conjunction with WRHI's Toys for Happiness campaign for Christmas gifts for underprivileged children. Fans donating a ball will receive two complimentary admissions.
No. 1 Lenoir-Rhyne 1, No. 8 Lincoln Memorial 0
HICKORY, N.C. - The top-seeded Lenoir-Rhyne Women's Soccer Team (14-2-1) shut out eighth-seeded Lincoln Memorial (10-7), 1-0, Tuesday evening at the Moretz Sports - Athletic Complex in the Quarterfinal Round of the 2010 Food Lion SAC Tournament.
L-R will now face fourth-seeded Newberry in the tournament semifinals Friday at 3 p.m., at Manchester Meadows in Rock Hill, S.C. Newberry defeated Mars Hill, the No. 5 seed, by a 2-1 score in the first round at home this afternoon.
Lenoir-Rhyne junior midfielder Catherine Hauck (Lake Mary, Fla.) scored the lone goal of the match just 6:37 into the contest with a shot from about 35 yards out that grazed the fingertips of the Lincoln Memorial goalkeeper and landed in the back corner of the net. The goal was Hauck's sixth of the year.
Lenoir-Rhyne was in control throughout the match as it held a 21-3 advantage in shots and defeated Lincoln Memorial for the second time this year.
L-R sophomore goalkeeper Caitlin Scruggs (Torrance, Calif.) stopped two shots to pick up the win in goal as the Bears registered their eighth shutout of the year.
Lincoln Memorial goalkeeper Sarah Thompson (Frederick, Md.) suffered the loss despite allowing just one goal while tallying seven saves.
Lincoln Memorial vs Lenoir-Rhyne (Nov 02, 2010 at Hickory, N.C.)
Lincoln Memorial (10-7) vs. Lenoir-Rhyne (14-2-1)
Date: Nov 02, 2010 Attendance: 265
Weather: clear but chilly, temperatures falling
Goals by period 1 2 Tot
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Lincoln Memorial.... 0 0 - 0
Lenoir-Rhyne........ 1 0 - 1
SCORING SUMMARY:
1. 6:37 LRU Catherine Hauck (6) (unassisted) - from about 35
yards out, off the goalkeeper's tips
Shots: Lincoln Memorial 3, Lenoir-Rhyne 21
Saves: Lincoln Memorial 7 (Sarah Thompson 7), Lenoir-Rhyne 2
(Caitlin
Scruggs 2)
2010 Food Lion SAC Women's Soccer Tournament - First Round
No. 1 Lenoir-Rhyne vs. No. 8 Lincoln Memorial
No. 7 Tusculum 1, No. 2 Carson-Newman 0 (OT)
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. --- Tramicka James scored with 5:20 left in the first overtime period to lead seventh-seeded Tusculum College to a 1-0 upset victory at second-seeded Carson-Newman College in a Food Lion South Atlantic Conference Women's Soccer Tournament quarterfinal match Tuesday night.
James' 17th goal of the season lifts the Pioneers (9-8-1) into Friday's semifinals, where they will face third-seeded Wingate at 3 p.m. at the Manchester Meadows Soccer Complex in Rock Hill, S.C. after the Bulldogs defeated Catawba 1-0 in a semifinal match Tuesday night. The other semifinal match will be between top-seeded Lenoir-Rhyne and fourth-seeded Newberry, with the winners squaring off Sunday afternoon for the SAC championship.
The Eagles (11-7-0), who had an eight-game winning streak snapped with the loss, had the best scoring opportunity of the first half, but Andrea Saevik's shot hit the goal post at the 26-minute mark. Carson-Newman had a 3-2 edge in shots in the opening 45 minutes of play, while both teams took three corner kicks.
In the second half, the Pioneers nearly won the game with four minutes left as a shot by James caromed off the crossbar and a follow-up attempt by Patience Leonard went wide to the left. Tusculum outshot Carson-Newman 9-5 in the second half and 11-8 in regulation.
The overtime period saw each team put a shot on goal before James picked up possession down the right side from Kourtney Kavic, beat the defender one-on-one and fired high over Eagle keeper Sarah Tompkins to send the Pioneers to the semifinals. Tusculum is now 4-0-3 all-time in overtime in the SAC Tournament.
Overall, Tusculum held a 13-10 advantage in shots while Carson-Newman had a 6-4 edge in corner kicks. Each team was called for six fouls and one yellow card in the match.
Rachael Jennings tallied three saves in goal for the Pioneers to earn the win, while Tompkins made four stops in defeat for the Eagles.
Tusculum will be making its 10th appearance in the SAC semifinals since first gaining eligibility for the conference tournament in 1999. The Pioneers are 5-3-1 all-time in semifinal action, including a loss in penalty kicks to Lenoir-Rhyne last season after playing to a 0-0 tie over 110 minutes of regulation.
Tusculum (9-8-1) vs. Carson-Newman (11-7-0)
Date: Nov 02, 2010 Attendance: 88
Goals by period 1 2 OT Tot
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Tusculum............ 0 0 1 - 1
Carson-Newman....... 0 0 0 - 0
SCORING SUMMARY:
1. 94:40 TCW Tramicka James (17) (Kourtney Kavic;Patience
Leonard) - fired shot over head of keeper from right side after
winning 1v1
Shots: Tusculum 13, Carson-Newman 10
Saves: Tusculum 3 (Rachael Jennings 3), Carson-Newman 4 (Sarah
Tompkins 4)
No. 3 Wingate 1, No. 6 Catawba 0
WINGATE, N.C. -- Wingate University sophomore midfielder Izabella Miranda (Plymouth, Mass.) scored with less than 10 minutes remaining in the first half to give the Bulldogs a 1-0 win over the Catawba College Indians in the first round of the 2010 Food Lion South Atlantic Conference women's soccer tournament Tuesday night. The Bulldogs improve to 12-2-3 overall. Catawba falls to 7-8-3 overall.
Miranda scored the lone goal of the match in the 37th minute. The Bulldogs were awarded a free kick five yards outside the box. Miranda lined one that hit the crossbar and went into the back of the net for her sixth goal of the season.
Miranda had a similar opportunity moments earlier, firing a shot from the same distance. The earlier attempt hit the crossbar directly and did not bounce in.
Wingate outshot Catawba 13-3 on the night, while holding a 6-3 edge in shots on goal. Sophomore goalkeeper Miriam Boucher (Calgary, Alberta) collected three saves to preserve the shutout. The Bulldogs now have a league-best 10 shutouts on the season. Junior goalkeeper Lindsay Webster (Hopkinton, Mass.) had five saves for the Indians.
Wingate will take on Tusculum College Friday at 3 p.m. in the SAC Tournament semifinals. The Bulldogs defeated the Pioneers 2-1 in overtime at Tusculum earlier this season.
No. 4 Newberry 2, No. 5 Mars Hill 1
NEWBERRY, S.C. - For the first time in school history, the Newberry College women's soccer team has punched its ticket to the Food Lion South Atlantic Conference Tournament semifinal match after a 2-1 win over Mars Hill College.
The fourth-seeded Wolves scored two second half goals in a five minute span to overcome a 1-0 first half deficit and keep their SAC tournament championship dreams alive.
"Despite struggling earlier in the season this is what we came out and worked hard all year for," said an emotional Newberry head coach Karrie Miller after the game. "I told the girls this is the conference tournament, we're here and that's all that matters now and they came out and made history and I couldn't be prouder of them."
After giving up a go ahead goal just before the intermission to fifth-seeded Mars Hill (9-7-2) freshman Caitlin Foreman (Ridgecrest, N.C.), Newberry (5-12-1) tied the game at one each when junior Jesse Langdon (Raleigh, N.C.) blasted in an Amberly Fowler (Greenville, S.C.) pass from 10 yards out at the 50 minute mark.
Forward Tiffany Kinner (North Myrtle Beach, S.C.) then sent in her first and biggest goal of the year as she took a pass from Cassie Smith (Lyman, S.C.) and chipped it over Lions goalkeeper Chelsea Parker (Richmond, Va.) for the game winner in the 55th minute.
The Wolves defense held strong during the win, allowing just seven shots and four on goal to the Lions. The scarlet and gray also kept the conference's leading goal scorer Abby Martin (Greer, S.C.) in check, not allowing a single shot from the Mars Hill senior.
Megan Hrenchir (Lawrence, Kan.) started and played the full 90 minutes in goal for Newberry, saving three shots during the game and keeping the Wolves lead intact in the 77th minute with back-to-back diving saves.
Newberry took 12 shots during the quarterfinal matchup, five on
goal, with Langdon leading the way with two attempts, both on goal.
Ashley Reetz (Summerville, S.C.), Lora Moore (Raleigh, N.C.) and
Smith each finished with two shots.