Salisbury, N.C. —- The 2nd-ranked Catawba College women's soccer improved to 10-0 Saturday afternoon, defeating Lincoln Memorial 3-1, as the team celebrated its Breast Cancer Awareness Pink Out Game at Frock Field in South Atlantic Conference action.
TEAM STATS
- Catawba out-shot Lincoln Memorial 31-5
- The Catawba Indians enjoyed a 14-2 advantage in shots on goal
- Catawba had 10 of 13 corner kicks on the afternoon
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
- Sydney Jimmo scored twice, extending her nation-leading goal total to 13
- Kylie Morin netted Catawba's first goal of the day
- Madison Henry recorded an assist while adding a pair of shots on goal
- Bree Ehmer and Lillie Rusher dished out the other two assists
- Ashley Hughes made a save in the winning decision
HOW IT HAPPENED
FIRST HALF
- Morin and Helen Summerell forced the LMU keeper into a pair of saves in the third minute
- Henry found Morin to get Catawba in the 15th minute
- Ehmer and Aydan Vaughan kept the offensive pressure on with a pair of shots on goal in the next three minutes
- Jimmo broke through for the eventual winner off Rusher's assist on a corner kick in the 20th minute
- Maria Rayburn, Zoey Conrad and Rusher forced the LMU keeper into three more saves for seven in the first half alone
SECOND HALF
- Jimmo struck again in the first 10 minutes of the second half to give Catawba a 3-0 cushion
- Ryan Branson forced Hughes into her lone save of the night in the 59th minute
- Carla Wilson broke the Catawba shutout in the 74th minute
- Catawba kept LMU without a shot on goal to earn their 10th victory of the year
UP NEXT
- Catawba returns to non-conference play on Wednesday, hosting regionally ranked North Georgia for a 3 p.m. start