Saturday,
October 23, 2004
LADY
BLUE HOSE AND LADY INDIANS BATTLE TO 1-1 TIE
CLINTON,
S.C. – Presbyterian College and 13th-ranked
Catawba College battled to a 1-1 tie in women’s soccer action
Saturday night at Martin Stadium.
After a
scoreless first half, the Lady Blue Hose (7-6-1, 3-3-1) jumped
on the board first in the 62nd minute.
Junior Jennifer Merritt (Easley, S.C.) lofted a
cross to sophomore Claire Joyce (Aiken, S.C.), who
knocked it past Catawba junior goalie Catherine Balentine
for the games first goal.
Catawba
(12-1-2, 4-1-2) later tied the match in the 76th
minute on a goal by sophomore McKenzie Burman (Rolesville,
N.C.). Sophomore Kelly Fearman (Allison, ONT, Canada) and
junior Kyley Thompson (Hagerstown, Md.) had the assists.
Both teams
had chances in the overtime period, but both goalies came up
with big saves to preserve the tie.
PC freshman
goalie Brittany Pecora finished the game with six saves,
while Balentine finished with seven.
PC will be back in action Thursday afternoon as they travel to Spartanburg, S.C. to take on Converse College in a 4:00 p.m. match.