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#1 Women’s Soccer bounces back with road win at Emory & Henry

#1 Women’s Soccer bounces back with road win at Emory & Henry

Emory, Va. —- The top-ranked Catawba College women's soccer team used two goals from senior forward Hannah Dunn to walk away with three points on the road at Emory & Henry Saturday night in South Atlantic Conference women's soccer action.

 

TEAM STATS

- Catawba out-shot Emory & Henry 28-2

- The Catawba Indians held the advantage in shots on goal 11-2

- Catawba had all 10 corner kicks on the evening

- Each team received two yellow cards in the match

 

INDIVIDUAL LEADERS

- Dunn scored twice, raising her season scoring total to seven on the year

- Lillie Rusher provided an assist on the game-winner while adding a pair of shots on goal

- Helen Summerell also put two shots on target

- Ashley Hughes made a save in the winning effort in goal

 

HOW IT HAPPENED

FIRST HALF

- Maddie Beale struck early for the Wasps in the third minute

- Shots from Dunn, Summerell, Kelly Havens and Rusher were all saved by the E&H keeper in a 20-minute span

- Dunn scored the equalizer on a penalty kick in the 34th minute

- Rusher's free ball found the foot of Dunn, who scored the winner in the 44th minute

 

SECOND HALF

- Sydney Jimmo's shot hit the crossbar in the 58th minute before Summerell's try was saved in the 59th minute

- Two more tries from Rusher and Alexah Fite were saved, as Catawba maintained control to hold onto the 2-1 road victory

 

UP NEXT

- Catawba returns to Frock Field for a SAC showdown on Wednesday, hosting #13 Lenoir-Rhyne in a battle of the two unbeaten teams in conference play this season

- The Catawba Indians will play for a regular season conference title at approximately 7:30 p.m.