University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics

Sunday, September 23
Asheville, N.C.
2:00 PM

UNC Asheville

6
vs
1

Chattanooga

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Busha Leads Bulldogs Past Chattanooga, 6-1

09.23.2007 | Women's Soccer

 

ASHEVILLE, N.C. ? Robyn Busha scored twice and UNC Asheville tallied five goals in the second half en route to a 6-1 women's collegiate soccer win over Chattanooga Sunday afternoon at Greenwood Field.

 

The Bulldogs (2-6-0) led 1-0 at halftime thanks to a goal from Busha in the 15th minute but scored three goals in a 10-minute span in the first part of the second half to explode to a 4-0 lead.

 

Chattanooga (0-5-1) was able to get on the board in the 64th minute on a goal from Chelesea Hurst. However, Asheville countered with two more goals to seal the win and end a frustrating six-game losing streak.

 

“We did a much better job on offense in the second half,” commented UNC Asheville coach Michele Cornish. “We really finished well and I liked the balance we had on offense today. A lot of people contributed and hopefully we can build on this match.”

 

Busha picked up her first goal at the 15:34 mark. Joy Haynes shot from 15 yards out bounced off the cross bar right to Busha. The junior forward tucked the ball into the back of the net for a 1-0 Bulldog lead.

 

The goals came fast and furious early in the second half. Meagan Bradham posted her first goal of the season when she hit a blast from 20 yards for a 2-0 lead at the 46:55 mark.

 

Ten minutes later, Haynes sent a nice pass to freshman Katy Beeler who tucked the ball into the back of the net for a 3-0 Asheville margin. One minute later, the Bulldogs tallied again as Lauren Turnburke hit a blast from 25 yards out for a 4-0 Asheville advantage.

 

The Mocs got on the board at the 64:37 mark when Hurst made a nice move and hit a shot from 15 yards out to cut the lead to 4-1.

 

Haynes picked up her fourth goal of the season a minute after the UTC goal when she scored off a feed from Sara Marie Holland. Busha added her second goal of the game at 81:37 off an assist from Dana Sroka.

 

The Bulldogs play at home again on Wednesday afternoon when they host Francis Marion at 4 p.m.

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