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Women's Soccer

UNC Pembroke Downs Lady Pacers On Senior Night

Box Score AIKEN, S.C.- USC Aiken's women's soccer team lost to UNC Pembroke, 6-1, on Senior Day today in a Peach Belt Conference match at "Pacer Pit" in Aiken, S.C. UNCP built a four-goal lead behind five first period scores. USCA's lone senior, midfielder Brooke Rushing, was honored in a halftime ceremony. The Lady Pacers conclude their regular season with a 3-11-0 record and a 0-7-0 PBC mark. UNCP improves to 13-4-0 overall and 4-3-0 in league play. 

The Lady Pacers will begin preparation for the 2003 Peach Belt Conference Tournament which begins on Tuesday. USC Aiken will face the number one seeded and second ranked Kennesaw State Lady Owls (17-1, 7-0 PBC) in Kennesaw, Ga. The match will begin at 7:00 p.m.

Lefke Boysen began the scoring early for the Lady Braves with a goal just 57 seconds into the match. Less than a minute later, Kelley Jones extended the UNCP lead to 2-0 with a goal of her own.

Jen Mascarin (Komoka, Ontario) cut the lead in half for USC Aiken at the 13:06 mark with her fifth score of the season. Mascarin's goal accounted for one of just two shots the Lady Pacers would muster in the entire match. UNC Pembroke recorded 18 shots.

The Lady Braves put the match away with three goals in the final five minutes of the first period. Katie Stokes scored twice, once on a penalty kick and Boysen added her second goal of the day to send Pembroke to the locker room with a 5-1 lead. Simone Taylor's second period goal at the 57:41 mark would set the final score.

Boysen finished with six shots, five of which were on goal, two goals and an assist. Jodi Kulinitch (London, Ontario) got off USCA's only other shot. 

Women's Soccer........1...2...Final
UNC Pembroke...........5...1...6
USC Aiken....................1...0...1
Scoring 
UNCP: Lefke Boysen (Unassisted, 0:57)
UNCP: Kelley Jones (Unassisted, 1:54)
USCA: Jen Mascarin (Unassisted, 13:06)
UNCP: Katie Stokes (Unassisted, 40:41)
UNCP: Katie Stokes (Penalty Kick, 41:14)
UNCP: Lefke Boysen (Unassisted, 43:49)
UNCP: Simone Taylor (Lefke Boysen, 57:41) 

Shots USCA 2, UNCP 18 
Cornerkicks USCA 0, UNCP 10 
Fouls USCA 20, UNCP 19
Offsides USCA 1, UNCP 4
Saves USCA 9 (Shannon Hobbs 8, Amber Markley 0, Team 1), UNCP 1 (Hillary Helms, 1) 
Cards Jamie Clarke, UNCP (Yellow, 27:49); Jodi Kulinitch, USCA (Yellow, 31:22); Andrea Lloyd (Yellow, 39:41); Amy Myers, USCA (Yellow, 67:10); Natasha DaCosta, USCA (Yellow, 67:40); Erin Rowley, UNCP (Yellow, 80:19); Beth Johnston, USCA (Yellow, 82:09)
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Players Mentioned

Natasha DaCosta

#11 Natasha DaCosta

MF
5' 3"
Freshman
Shannon Hobbs

#00 Shannon Hobbs

GK
5' 8"
Junior
Beth Johnston

#8 Beth Johnston

D
5' 7"
Sophomore
Jodi Kulinitch

#19 Jodi Kulinitch

F
5' 8"
Sophomore
Andrea Lloyd

#15 Andrea Lloyd

D
5' 6"
Sophomore
Amber Markley

#1 Amber Markley

GK
5' 8"
Sophomore
Jen Mascarin

#9 Jen Mascarin

D
5' 4"
Sophomore
Amy Myers

#17 Amy Myers

F
5' 4"
Sophomore
Brooke Rushing

#6 Brooke Rushing

MF
5' 8"
Senior

Players Mentioned

Natasha DaCosta

#11 Natasha DaCosta

5' 3"
Freshman
MF
Shannon Hobbs

#00 Shannon Hobbs

5' 8"
Junior
GK
Beth Johnston

#8 Beth Johnston

5' 7"
Sophomore
D
Jodi Kulinitch

#19 Jodi Kulinitch

5' 8"
Sophomore
F
Andrea Lloyd

#15 Andrea Lloyd

5' 6"
Sophomore
D
Amber Markley

#1 Amber Markley

5' 8"
Sophomore
GK
Jen Mascarin

#9 Jen Mascarin

5' 4"
Sophomore
D
Amy Myers

#17 Amy Myers

5' 4"
Sophomore
F
Brooke Rushing

#6 Brooke Rushing

5' 8"
Senior
MF