Tuesday,
September 2, 2003
Smith’s penalty kick leads Blue hose to 2-1 win over usc
spartanburg
CLINTON,
S.C.— Presbyterian College midfielder Megan
Smith (Greenville, S.C.) connected on a penalty kick at
the 74:18 mark to break a 1-1 tie as the Blue Hose prevailed 2-1
over USC Spartanburg in women’s soccer action Tuesday night at
Martin Stadium.
The
Blue Hose took an early 1-0 lead at the 19:30 mark as freshman
forward Claire Joyce
(Aiken, S.C.) scored her first goal of her collegiate career,
unassisted as the Lady Rifles were unable to clear the ball out
of the box.
The
Lady Rifles evened the match at the 32:53 mark when junior
forward Faiza Boujaafar (Rotterdam, Holland) scored on a
break away splitting a pair of Blue Hose defenders off an assist
from teammate sophomore midfielder Tara Clarini-Black
(Montreal, Canada).
The
match stayed tied entering intermission with the Blue Hose
outshooting the Lady Rifles five to three in the first frame.
In
the second half, the Blue Hose took control outshooting USC
Spartanburg seven to three and had several scoring opportunities
to score a goal until Smith was taken down in the box setting up
the penalty kick.
For
the Blue Hose, senior goalkeeper Aimee
Tatom (Irving, Tx.) allowed one goal and tallied four
saves on the night, while the Lady Rifles starting keeper senior
Lindsay Allen (Amherst, NH) allowed two goals while
picking up five saves.
Presbyterian moves to 1-0-0 on the season, while USC Spartanburg falls to 0-1-0.