Women's Soccer Loses in C-USA Match
September 22, 2002 | Soccer
After each team went scoreless for the first 35 minutes, East Carolina (3-3-2, 0-1-1) took its only lead of the game at 1-0 on a goal by Melissa Penney in the 36th minute. However, it took the Lady Tigers just five minutes to answer when senior Anna Thorsdottir lifted a shot from the far right wing over the head of ECU goalkeeper Lauren Church into the far corner of the goal. Freshman Nicky McLeod was credited with the assist on Thorsdottir's goal in the 42nd minute.
Memphis kept up its offensive attack before the half and grabbed a 2-1 lead just a minute and half later when Mary Shelton headed a free kick from midfielder Susannah Wells past ECU goalkeeper Lauren Church. It was Shelton's first goal of the season.
The drama did not end there, as East Carolina took advantage of a Memphis miscue when Lady Tiger midfielder Alison Baker deflected a shot by ECU forward Amanda Duffy into the Lady Tigers' goal. The own goal by Baker squared the match at two and set the stage for an exciting finish.
On the Tigers' eighth and final corner kick of the match, Wells lofted a ball into the goal box that senior Becca Amrozowicz flicked onto Marr who lifted the ball over Church for her first goal of the season in the 75th minute. That proved to be the eventual game-winner as the Lady Tiger goalkeeper Katarina Wicksell stuffed a late-scoring chance by the Pirates in the final seconds of the match.
For the match, Wicksell had three saves and sweeper Jocelyn Raine was credited with a team. Church had two saves in goal for the Pirates as Memphis outshot the visitors 17-11.
On Friday September 27, the Lady Pirates face South Florida.
