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HUNTINGTON, WV – The Winthrop women's soccer team was defeated by the Marshall Thundering Herd 1-0 on Friday evening at Sam Hood Field.
The Lady Eagles fall to 0-2-1 on the season, while the Thundering Herd improved their record to 4-0.
“Marshall is a great team with some great players,” said head coach Melissa Heinz. “We were able to shut them down for a majority of the game. We had some opportunities, but just could not score a goal.”
The game was scoreless after the first half as both offenses managed to take a total of eight shots. Marshall held a 5-3 advantage in shots and also took the only corner kick of the half.
Winthrop sophomore goalkeeper Kelsy Weavil snagged two saves, and freshmen Kylene Babauta, Allie VandeWater and Kathryn Leach had one shot apiece.
Erika Duncan had a team-high two shots in the first stanza for Marshall.
The Thundering Herd took a 1-0 lead in the 61st minute of action after Molly Snead received a pass and then dribbled the ball through two Lady Eagle defenders. That left her with a one-on-one opportunity and she placed it past Weavil from the far side for the lone goal of the match.
Winthrop managed only one shot in the second half, while Marshall took a total of 13 shots.
“We did not play bad tonight,” Heinz added. “We just have to keep working.”
Sophomore Andrea McMaster had one shot-on-goal for the Lady Eagles and finished tied with Babuata, VandeWater and Leach in shots. Weavil had six saves on the evening.
Snead led the Thundering Herd with five shots, all of them coming on-goal, and goalkeeper Liz Orton concluded the match with one save.
Marshall also took five corner kicks with Winthrop taking three corners.
The Lady Eagles will return to action on Sunday, Sept. 6 as they travel to Richmond, KY to take on the Eastern Kentucky Colonels at 1 p.m.
