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Tuesday, November 2, 2004
PC
ADVANCES TO SEMI'S OF SAC TOURNAMENT IN SHOOTOUT
NEWBERRY
,
S.C.
– In the first round of the 2004 Food Lion South Atlantic
Conference Tournament Tuesday afternoon, the #5 Presbyterian
Blue Hose defeated the host school #4 Newberry in an overtime
thriller 1-1, with the Lady Blue Hose prevailing with a 5-3
advantage in penalty kicks.
Newberry drops to
13-5-1
, while Presbyterian lives to fight another day with a
8-6-1
overall record.
The opening
goal of the match was notched by 1st team All-SAC
midfielder Megan
Smith (
Greenville
,
S.C.
)
in the 14th minute.
Then the 1st team All-SAC midfielder from
Newberry Adriana
Farfan (
West
Palm Beach
,
Fla.
)
leveled the match at one on the 30th
minute.
Regulation
ended with both team knotted at one.
Two 10-minute sudden death format overtime periods were
played with no team recording a game winning goal.
After the second overtime period, a penalty kick shootout
was used to decide the winner.
In the third
round of penalty kicks, a shot taken by Nicole
Nilica (
St.
Louis
,
Mo.
)
was blocked by Blue Hose keeper Brittany
Pecora (
Myrtle
Beach
,
S.C.
).
All-SAC forward Claire
Joyce (
Aiken
,
S.C.
)
put the final kick for Presbyterian in the net, giving the Blue
Hose the win with a 5-3 advantage in the shootout.
Newberry’s
season is done, while Presbyterian will face #1
Tusculum
on Friday in
Clinton
,
S.C.
in the second round of the Food Lion SAC Tournament.
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