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ANDERSON, S.C. - Making the second trip to Anderson in as many days due to a scheduling discrepancy on Thursday, USC Aiken took advantage of their time to prepare by picking up a 2-1 over Anderson on Friday evening at AU Soccer Field.
The victory earned USC Aiken (1-1) its first win of the 2009 campaign.
All three goals in the match came in the second half with the Pacers' netting their two goals in a seven-minute stretch 70 minutes into the contest.
Alie Brady (Summerville, S.C./Summerville) collected her first goal in Pacer duds and earned the Pacers a 1-0 lead in the 70th-minute when she jumped on a loose ball and then sent the ball into the back of the net past Anderson goalkeeper Kelli Whitfield.
USC Aiken redshirt freshman Carly Minx (Greensboro, N.C./Western Guilford) netted the match-winner shortly thereafter in the 77th-minute when she scored off her left foot to give the Pacers a 2-0 lead.
Anderson finally scored in the 88th-minute on a Ashley Cotton goal, but the Pacer defense would allow no more to secure the Pacers' inaugural win of the 2009 season.
USC Aiken and Anderson as teams were even at the end of the match in stats in shots (12-12) and corner kicks (2-2).
Nicole Westphal (Springfield, Va./Paul VI Catholic High School) picked up her first win between the pipes in the match, allowing just the one goal and saving two more Anderson attempts in the game.
The match with Anderson was game two of a season-opening three-game road swing for USC Aiken. The Pacers will next travel to Misenheimer, N.C. to take on Pfeiffer at 4 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 9.
USC Aiken will play their first home match of the 2009 campaign against Peach Belt Conference rival North Georgia at 4 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 12.
