Soccer's Season Comes to an End with 1-0 Loss to Cincinnati

Friday, October 27

Cincinnati OH

7:00 p.m.

East Carolina University

6-10-2 (1-8-0)

Cincinnati

12-3-3 (5-2-2)

Team	1	2	Final F
ECU	0	0	0
Cincinnati	1	0	1

Photo by: Rob Goldberg

Soccer's Season Comes to an End with 1-0 Loss to Cincinnati

October 27, 2017 | Soccer

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Cincinnati, Ohio – The ECU soccer season came to an end on Friday night with a 1-0 loss on the road to Cincinnati at Gettler Stadium. The Pirates finish 6-10-2 overall and 1-8 in the American Athletic Conference while the Bearcats complete the regular season 12-3-3 overall and 5-2-2 in the league.

It was an even played first half with Cincinnati holding a 6-5 edge over ECU in shots. Michelle Newhouse kept the Bearcats off the board early stopping a penalty kick but minutes before halftime Sophie Gorman scored off a rebound to give UC a 1-0 lead.

Both teams battled through the second half of freezing rain and dropping temperatures. Cincinnati outshot ECU 8-3 and had three corner kick opportunities but the Pirates kept them from adding an insurance goal.

Cashlin Copley took a trio of shots, all on goal for ECU while Kim Sanford, Tori Riggs and Anna Fish all recorded shots on goal as well.

Team Records
ECU (6-10-2, 1-8 AAC), Cincinnati (12-3-3, 5-2-2 AAC)

Donnewirth's Thoughts
"Our teams' compete level was fantastic tonight. It was harsh conditions with freezing rain which was brutal for both teams. We created a lot of good opportunities to score but we just didn't connect. Cincinnati is one of the top teams in the country and they've been nationally-ranked at points in the season. Michelle [Newhouse] made a great save stopping a penalty kick but they, [Cincinnati] scored their goal shortly after. Unfortunately, it's been the way our conference season has gone – not finishing on our opportunities. I have to give the team credit, with no postseason to play for they came out and played a heck of a game tonight."

Scoring Summary
41:10 – Cincinnati Goal: Sophie Gorman [Cincinnati 1, ECU 0]

News and Notes

Courtney Cash finishes the season as the team's leading scorer with five goals and a team-best 14 points
Jenna Geist caps of her career tallying a team-best four assists in 2017
Michelle Newhouse made five saves in a complete game. She ends the season 5-10-2 with a 1.35 goals against average and 74 saves
ECU began the season with its best start in program history and finish 4-3-2 at home and 2-7 on the road