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Women's Soccer Edged by Western Carolina, 2-1
09.05.2007 | Women's Soccer
ASHEVILLE, N.C. ? Rachel Shompner scored midway through the second half as Western Carolina edged out UNC Asheville, 2-1 in women's college soccer action at Greenwood Field Wednesday afternoon.
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WCU outshot UNC Asheville, 17-10 and had an 11-3 edge in the second half.
“We got off to a great start but didn't finish well,” commented UNC Asheville coach Michele Cornish. “We had some chances that we needed to finish. However, our effort was very good and we'll get better as the season goes on. Once again, I thought our freshmen played well today.”
With the game tied at 1-1, Lauren Atkinson sent a pass to Shompner who tallied her first goal of the season on a shot from 10 yards out in the 67th minute. The goal gave the Cats their first lead of the day at 2-1.
The Catamounts tied things up 13 minutes later on a throw-in. Nikki Collins threw the ball toward the
The Bulldogs had two great chances to take the lead late in the half as two shots from Busha just missed in the final five minutes of the opening period. Haynes had a semi-breakaway early in the second half but was foiled by Williams.
UNC Asheville travels to Gardner-Webb Friday afternoon at
