Friday,
October 12, 2001
PRESBYTERIAN
DEFEATS GARDNER -WEBB 2-1 IN WOMEN’S SOCCER ACTION
CLINTON,
SC – The Blue Hose of Presbyterian College defeated the
Bulldogs of Gardner-Webb University tonight’s non-conference
women’s soccer match 2-1.
Presbyterian improves their record to 6-4-1 while
Gardner-Webb drops to 7-4-1 on the season.
Gardner-Webb
got on the scoreboard at the :45 mark when freshman midfielder Elizabeth
Keir (Salem, VA) scored off and assist from teammate junior
midfielder Kim O’Brien (Villa Hills, KY).
The Blue Hose would answer right back at the 2:10 mark
with a goal by Jessi Adair (Decatur,
GA) who received a great pass from senior midfielder Kim
Counts (Charleston, SC) to tie the match at 1-1.
Junior forward Jeanne
Blackburn (Lexington, SC) had a ball kick off the left
post and past Bulldog freshman goalkeeper Sue Rettinger (Cincinnati,
OH) at the 31:40 mark, assisted by Counts and Adair, to give
Presbyterian a 2-1 lead.
The first
half ended with the Blue Hose out shooting the Bulldogs seven to
five. Gardner-Webb
had four corner kicks while Presbyterian only had two.
Both teams
had opportunities
in the second half, but neither team could put the ball in the
net. As the match
was coming to a close, Gardner-Webb’s O’Brien had a great
look from 12 yard out on the right side, but could not get the
ball past Presbyterian’s senior goalkeeper Laura Johnson (Hilliard,
OH).
Johnson
finished the match with six saves while allowing only one goal
in the first half. Rettinger
of Gardner-Webb also had six saves in goal and gave up both
goals in the contest.
Presbyterian returns to action on October 17th on the road as they travel to Greenwood, SC to take on Lander University at 4:00 pm. Gardner-Webb returns to action tomorrow as they travel to Orangeburg, SC to take on South Carolina State at 4:00 pm.