October 13, 2012

Eagles fall to no. 20 Lenoir-Rhyne 2-0

HICKORY, N.C. – The Carson-Newman Eagles (2-10-1, 0-6-1 South Atlantic Conference) women’s soccer team fell to the no. 20 Lenoir-Rhyne Bears (11-1, 7-0 South Atlantic Conference) by a 2-0 score at Irwin Belk Track on Saturday evening. The loss continues Carson-Newman’s winless drought, as the Eagles have not won a match since Sept. 8, and have now lost eight of their last nine matches.

HICKORY, N.C. – The Carson-Newman Eagles (2-10-1, 0-6-1 South Atlantic Conference) women's soccer team fell to the no. 20 Lenoir-Rhyne Bears (11-1, 7-0 South Atlantic Conference) by a 2-0 score at Irwin Belk Track on Saturday evening.

The loss continues Carson-Newman's winless drought, as the Eagles have not won a match since Sept. 8, and have now lost eight of their last nine matches.

The 20^th ranked Bears jumped to an early lead in the fifth minute mark. Garcelle Alequine scored her third goal of the season as her shot from 20 yards out found the back of the net to give Lenoir-Rhyne a 1-0 advantage.

Neither team would score for the remainder of the first period. In the first period, Lenoir-Rhyne made 13 shots while Carson-Newman did not register a shot.

The Eagles kept the match at a 1-0 score until the 73^rd minute mark. Lenoir-Rhyne's Kendall Smith scored her fifth goal of the season off of a Hanna Kiebel assist to put the lead at 2-0, which would be the final score.

Carson-Newman was outshot by Lenoir-Rhyne in the match 28-4, while the Eagles put up four shots in the second period compared to the Bears' 15.

Senior goalkeeper Tiarna McKenna (Lisburn, Northern Ireland) took the loss for Carson-Newman. In all 90 minutes between the posts, McKenna allowed two goals while registering 10 saves.

Lenoir-Rhyne goalkeeper Caitlin Scruggs earned the victory, not allowing any goals and making two saves.

Lenoir-Rhyne had four corner kicks in the match while Carson-Newman had none.

Carson-Newman junior forward Danna Stringle (Woodstock, Ontario, Canada) was held without a goal for the first time in four matches, although she did make one of Carson-Newman's two shots on goal in the match.

Carson-Newman will next play on Wednesday Oct. 13 against Trevecca Nazerene in Nashville, Tenn. The match begins at 6 p.m.