ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. – The USCA women's soccer team lost a 2-1 decision at Flagler Wednesday afternoon in a league contest.
The Pacers are now 4-9-1 on the season, including 2-5 in PBC play.
Head coach
Adam Kleman's squad immediately played into the offensive third of the pitch. In the third minute of action,
Greta Ohlwein launched a shot on frame, but it was stopped by the keeper.
Down 1-0 in the 12
th minute,
Olivia Pia registered a shot on goal that was saved.
Ruby Scott quickly fired an attempt that missed left of the frame, keeping the score at 1-0. After earning a corner kick in the 24
th minute,
Addison Logsdon's shot was blocked. It resulted in another corner kick, but the Pacers were unable to tally another shot at that moment. A late goal by the Saints pushed the margin to 2-0 at the break.
Early in the second period
Emma Gause garnered a shot that missed left of the goal. After shots on goal by Pia and Ohlwein were stopped, Kleman's team broke through at the 58:11 mark. Scott found
Samantha Koneval, who ripped a shot to the lower left of the goal, making it 2-1.
Just 50 seconds later, Ohlwein nearly knotted the contest with a shot in the upper right of the frame. However, Flagler managed to come up with the save.
Ellie Thompson placed a shot on goal in the 69
th minute. USCA recorded three shots in the final 13 minutes of action. Ohlwein had two, including one on goal, while
Payton Bates had a shot on target with 40 seconds remaining. The Pacers were unable to break through with the tying goal.
For the match, Koneval had a goal while Scott tallied an assist. Ohlwein had six shots, including four on frame. Pia tallied two shots on goal. Bates and Thompson each recorded a shot on goal while Gause, Logsdon and Scott posted shots.
Savannah Yerger played all 90 minutes in goal and registered three saves.
The Pacers return to action Saturday when they host USC Beaufort at 7 p.m. Live stats and video will be available at PacerSports.com.
