N. Charleston, S.C. – Winthrop suffered a 2-0 road loss to Charleston Southern, Wednesday evening in Big South Conference women's soccer action.
 
Winthrop (6-5-2, 4-3-1 Big South) 0, Charleston Southern (5-5-1, 4-3-0 Big South) 2
Oct. 13, 2021 | CSU Soccer Field
 
Winthrop Starters: Giarrizzi (GK), Mosquera, Perez, Castro, Gengler, Meisten, Greene, Guest, Highsmith, Fudala, Radvanski
Charleston Southern Starters: Moran (GK), Reilly, Kean, Reese, Rush, Contreras, Belstein, Knight, Robinson, Carnes, Hidalgo
 
Scoring Summary
20' – CHARLESTON SOUTHERN – Olsen (Rush)
72' – CHARLESTON SOUTHERN – Knight (unassisted)
 
Game Recap

• Charleston Southern struck first in the 20^th minute off a set piece
• After earning a corner kick, Erin Rush served a ball right in front of goal where Elizabeth Olsen got a head on it to the right corner that just slipped by a defender and the post for the goal
• Over the first 19 minutes the Eagles got the ball forward but in the final third couldn't connect on crosses and were whistled four times for offside
• In the 32^nd minute the Eagles earned a free kick wide to the right of the Buccaneer goal about 30 yards out
• The ball was served right in front of goal as Abbie McCrea won a header but the shot was blocked halfway to the frame
• Off the rebound, Alexandra Perez found herself with a look at an angle but pulled the shot to the left
• Eagles trailed 1-0 at the break but Haley Hocking made a last second effort to change that
• As the Eagles pressed a low clearance came out to Hocking out wide in the final seconds and she put a shot toward goal that was just over the bar and into the top net
• The Bucs took a 2-0 lead in the 72^nd minute as Jenea Knight scored in the run of play as she dribbled down the middle of the field and let a shot fly shy of the box that was ripped into the left corner of the goal
• In the 77^th minute Jessica Gengler tried to beat the keeper with a shot from wide to her right as she curled one toward the left corner but Jenna Moran made the save
• Eagles were pressing for a goal in the 79^th minute as Dee Burnett drew a free kick as she was dragged down as she approached the penalty box
• Valentina Mosquera took the free kick but her shot was high and right of the frame
• In the 83^rd minute, the ball bounced out to Alexandra Perez as she cut back on her left foot at the end of the 18 and fired a low shot to the right corner that was saved by Moran
• Eagles were able to create scoring opportunities and get forward but unable to make the final connection for most of the contest

 
Notables

• Eagles finish with a 2-4 road mark in conference play
• Winthrop was shutout for the second straight game for the first two this season and just the second time in league play
• Senior Bella Hovis made her 50^th appearance as an Eagle
• For the game the shot count was even at 6-6 but the Buccaneers had a 6-2 advantage in shots on goal
• Both teams also finished with five corners each

Looking Ahead
Eagles return home for their final two regular season contests beginning with Campbell on Saturday, Oct. 16 at 1 p.m. It will be "Senior Day" as a special recognition will take place prior to kickoff.
 
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