Monday,
September 23, 2002
#8 BLUE
HOSE RUN PAST LADY PACERS 4-1 IN WOMEN’S SOCCER ACTION
CLINTON,
S.C. — The #8-ranked Blue Hose women’s soccer team shook
off a sluggish start and a 1-0 deficit to score four unanswered
goals to defeat USC Aiken 4-1 in women’s soccer action Monday
night at Martin Stadium.
The Blue Hose (7-0-0) found
themselves down 1-0 just minutes into the match as USC Aiken’s
freshman midfielder Melissa
Schnoering (Corpus Christi, Tex.) scored on a breakaway at
the 1:16 mark of the match. The goal, which was assisted on by
Lady Pacers’ freshman forward Jodi Kulinitch (London, Ontario), was the first allowed by Blue Hose
junior goalkeeper Aimee
Tatom (Irving, Tex.) this season.
The lead for the Lady
Pacers (2-2-0) didn’t last long as the Blue Hose struck four
minutes later at the 5:37 mark as junior forward Delisa
Smith (Anderson, S.C.) found the back of the net off an
assist from sophomore midfielder Kristin
Ryer (Lilburn, Ga.).
PC took the lead for right
before halftime when freshman forward Elizabeth
Orstadt (Marietta, Ga.) scored off a double assist from
freshmen midfielder Megan
Smith (Greenville, S.C.) and Brittany
Nollner (Lilburn, Ga.) at the 41:36 mark.
The second half saw PC’s
Smith score her second goal on the night at the 53:48 mark off
an assist from sophomore forward Noel
Livernois (Greenwood, S.C.). PC’s Orstadt finished off
the scoring for the Blue Hose as she scored her second goal of
the night at the 83:24 mark off an assist from sophomore
midfielder Ashley
Cooke (Roswell, Ga.).
PC’s Tatom and freshman Megan
Mueller (Kingsport, Tenn.) split time in goal tonight
with Tatom allowing one goal in 85 minutes of action. The Lady
Pacers also split time in goal with sophomore Shannon Hobbs (Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.) getting the start and
allowing three goals but picking up five saves. Freshman Amber Markley (Lexington, S.C.) tallied 33 minutes of action on the
night allowing one goal and registering one save.
The #8th-ranked Blue Hose
return to action on Saturday, September 28 when they travel to
Jefferson City, Tenn. to take on Carson-Newman College at 2:00
pm. USC Aiken returns to action on Wednesday, September 25 when
they travel to Greenwood, S.C. to take on Lander University at
4:00 pm.