Jefferson City, Tenn. —- The 11th-ranked Catawba College women's soccer team scored goals in the first ten minutes of both halves en route to a clean sheet victory at Carson-Newman in the South Atlantic Conference opener on Wednesday evening.

TEAM STATISTICS

- Carson-Newman out-shot Catawba 13-9

- The Catawba Indians put five shots on goal to the Eagles' two

- C-N recorded six of eight corner kicks

- Catawba was called for 14 of 25 fouls on the afternoon

INDIVIDUAL LEADERS

- Morgan Delair netted the game-winner in the first half

- Ali Skinner provided insurance with a score off a corner kick

- Bree Ehmer and Natalie Peterson provided the assists

- Jenni Dähne picked up two saves for her fourth clean sheet

HOW IT HAPPENED

FIRST HALF

- Delair got an early opportunity in front of the Eagles' net, but the C-N keeper made the stop

- Ehmer found Delair for the eventual winner in the 10th minute

- C-N got its first try on goal just two minutes later with Dähne making the stop

- Carson-Newman got three shot attempts in the 14th minute, but each were blocked by Catawba defenders

- Both teams put another shot on target prior to the 30th minute, but it was the Catawba Indians who took the 1-0 halftime advantage

SECOND HALF

- Carson-Newman was forced to play the ball back and through the end line for a Catawba corner in the 52 minute

- Peterson's boot found the head of Skinner, who buried the header for added insurance

- The Eagles recorded three corner kicks by the end of the 61st minute, but were unable to get a shot on target

- C-N was only able to get one off-target shot off in the final 19 minutes of the game, as the Catawba Indians clamped down for the clean-sheet victory

GAME NOTES

- Catawba is undefeated in its last six SAC openers with five victories

- The Catawba Indians have not dropped a contest to the Eagles since the 2018 NCAA Tournament (4-0-3)

- Delair has now matched Ehmer's four goals for the team lead, good for second in the conference

- Delair and Ehmer now ranked first and tied for second in the SAC in points, respectively

- Matchup of the winningest active SAC head women's soccer coaches

- Catawba has not allowed a goal from inside the box this season

HEAR FROM COACH BROWN & ALI SKINNER

- Brown: "Just a good, gritty victory against a good Carson-Newman team on the road. Anytime you can come out here and get a win, it's obviously a big one. Those guys are in the national tournament almost every year and getting to conference championships, so anytime you come here and get three points, it's good."

- Skinner: "[The defense's effectiveness] all starts off the field and we have great chemistry. We all love each other and we all want to play for each other. Jenni does a great job back there and it all came together and we're going to continue doing that."

UP NEXT

- Catawba returns to Frock Field on Saturday, hosting Lincoln Memorial for a 3:30 p.m. start