Box Score SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Competing in its
first match of the 2010 season at County University Soccer Stadium,
the USC Upstate women's soccer team (0-3-0) fell to visiting
Georgia Southern by a score of 3-0.
The Eagles (1-1-0) tacked on its first goal of the match in the
34th-minute when Alex Murphy scored on a header from the
right side of the box. Murphy's goal set the halftime
score at 1-0.
GSU scored just three minutes into the second half, as Sarah
Oland scored her first goal of the season from the right side of
the box. Oland was assisted by teammate Danae Kaimuola.
In the 65th-minute, during a scrum in the box, the
ball bounced off of the leg of a Spartan and into the net, giving
the Eagles a 3-0 advantage, which proved to be the final tally.
For the third consecutive match, freshman Rachel Collins
(Raleigh, N.C./Athens Drive HS) got the start in goal.
Collins (0-3) played the first 70 minutes of the match and recorded
five saves to push her season total to 28, which leads the Atlantic
Sun Conference.
Freshman Sarah Plantz (Cartersville, Ga./Cartersville HS) played
the final 20 minutes between the pipes for the Spartans. She
recorded one save in her first game in a Spartan uniform.
GSU goalkeeper Missy Meyer played the first half and recorded
one save. Meyer picked up the win to improve to 1-1 on the
season. Katie Merson played the final 45 minutes and tallied
three saves.
In the match, Upstate made six saves, compared to four for
GSU. The Eagles outshot the Spartans 15-6 and owned the
advantage in corner kicks, 6-1. GSU was called for 10 fouls
and four offsides, compared to three fouls and zero offsides for
the Spartans.
Upstate will return to action on Tuesday night when they
entertain Gardner-Webb. Kickoff between the Spartans and the
Bulldogs at County University Soccer Stadium is slated for 7:00
p.m.
