Box Score AIKEN, SC--Freshman goalkeeper
Amber Markley extended her scoreless streak to 368 minutes and 26 seconds in USC Aiken's (6-4-2) 2-0 blanking of Lenoir-Rhyne College (8-2-2) in women's non-conference soccer action Saturday afternoon at "Pacer Pit." In extending their unbeaten streak to five matches (4-0-1), the Lady Pacers shutout their fourth straight opponent.
Despite the Bears controlling play in the opening 10 minutes of action, it was USC Aiken who capitalized on a defensive breakdown. Freshman
Meg Newton crossed a ball into an open
Jen Mascarin (5) who beat goalkeeper
Julie Crosby for the score just 9:30 into the match.
With that score holding up, freshman
Jodi Kulinitch (5) added an insurance goal with 19:55 to play. Senior
Nickey DuPont found
Kulinitch in front of the net after a perfect cross from the top right side of the box.
Kulinitch's header beat
Crosby for her fifth of the season.
Markley recorded six saves facing 13 shots in improving her record in net to 4-0-2.
Crosby notched nine saves, allowing two goals, on 13 shots faced.
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Women's Soccer 1 2 Final
Lenoir-Rhyne 0 0 0
USC Aiken 1 1 2
Scoring
USCA:
Jen Mascarin (
Meg Newton, 9:30)
USCA:
Jodi Kulinitch (
Nickey DuPont, 70:05)
Shots USCA 13, LRC 13
Cornerkicks USCA 5, LRC 4
Offsides USCA 2, LRC 4
Saves USCA 6 (
Amber Markley), LRC 9 (Julie Crosby)
Cards USCA: none LRC: none