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VMI VMI (3-3-1, 0-0-0)
2
Winner Winthrop WIN (3-3-0, 0-0-0)
VMI VMI
(3-3-1, 0-0-0)
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Final
2
Winthrop WIN
(3-3-0, 0-0-0)
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
VMI VMI 0 0 0
Winthrop WIN 0 2 2

Game Recap: Women's Soccer |

EAGLES WIN! Two Second Half Goals Lead Eagles Over VMI

Rock Hill, S.C. – Winthrop score two second half goals to earned a 2-0 victory over VMI, Thursday evening in non-conference women's soccer action.
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Winthrop (3-3-0, 0-0-0 BSC) 2, VMI (3-3-1, 0-0-0 SoCON) 0
Sept. 12, 2024 | Eagle Field
Scoring Summary
68' – WINTHROP – Avila-Guitierrez (Balliet, Smith)
80' – WINTHROP – Celce (unassisted)
Game Recap
  • The teams were scoreless after the first 45 minutes in which VMI held a 9-1 advantage in shots
  • But the Eagles knotted two goals in the second half to earn the win at home
  • It began in the 68th minute as Emma Smith slipped a ball behind the defense to Sophia Balliet running into open space
  • Balliet received the pass and dribbled into the area with pace as she found Monssi Avila-Gutierrez in front of goal and she placed a one-touch shot into the open net
  • Jessica Gengler nearly made it 2-0 in the 79th minute as she laced a shot from 25 yards out toward the top left corner that tipped wide by a fully-extended dive by Whitney Tracy for a corner
  • On that corner, the Eagles took advantage and added to the lead
  • Cameron Celce added an insurance goal in the 80th minute
  • The goal came off a corner kick as the service was right in front of goal as the VMI keeper went to punch the ball away
  • The keeper punched it into a crowd of players, the ball bounced back toward goal as a defender slid to clear the ball away but it took a deflection toward Celce and she headed it into the open net for her first collegiate goal
Notables
  • The goal for Avila-Gutierrez was the 5th of her career
  • It was the 8th career assist for Smith and the second for Balliet
  • VMI had a 12-9 advantage in total shots while the Eagles had a 5-4 edge in shots on goal
  • Mia Vrtaric made four saves to earn her third shutout of her career and the season
  • The victory was the 100th for head coach Spencer Smith at the helm of the Eagle program
Looking Ahead
Winthrop is back on the road for the 3rd time in four games when it heads to Cullowhee, N.C. on Sunday, Sept. 15 to take on Western Carolina at 2 p.m.
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