Oct. 15, 2003

Final Stats

Greenville, S.C. - The Western Carolina soccer team suffered a 6-1 loss to Furman as Andre'a Morrison scored three goals and Emily Turgeon added a goal and an assist to lead Furman past the Catamounts in SoCon soccer action Wednesday night at Eugene Stone Soccer Stadium.

Furman got on the board at the 9:03 mark when Emily Turgeon beat several defenders before drilling a shot by Catamount keeper Tina Weaver from 18 yards out. Morrison made the score 2-0 just 56 seconds later taking a Kat Kelley pass and redirecting it off of a Western Carolina defender.

Kelly Shedd picked up her first goal of the season for the Lady Paladins in the 14th minute on assists from Turgeon and Alice Martin. Morrison and Kelley hooked up again at the 19:23 mark for Morrison's second tally of the night to make the score 4-0. Danielle Petro scored her fourth goal of the season less than six minutes later to give Furman a 5-0 lead at intermission.

In the second half, Morrison made the score 6-0 when her shot from 18 yards out deflected off of a Catamount defender and found the back of the net at 50:56. Less than one minute later, Western Carolina picked up its only goal of the night. Jordan Howell took a Lauren Bramlett pass and beat keeper Andie Hinshaw to net her third goal of the season and make the final margin 6-1.

Furman improves to 9-4-2 on the season and 6-0-1 in Southern Conference play, while Western Carolina falls to 4-8-2 and 1-5 in league play.

The Lady Catamounts return to action Sunday, Oct. 19, as Western plays host to UNC Greensboro. Also on Sunday, WCU will be recognizing five seniors on the Catamount squad and will honor them prior to the start of the match at 1 pm.

Scoring:

*       FU - Emily Turgeon (unassisted) 9:03
*       FU - Andre'a Morrison (Kat Kelley assist) 9:59
*       FU - Kelly Shedd (Turgeon, Alice Martin assists) 13:58
*       FU - Andre'a Morrison (Kelley assist) 19:23
*       FU - Danielle Petro (unassisted) 25:06
*       FU - Andre'a Morrison (Martin assist) 50:56
*       WCU - Jordan Howell (Lauren Bramlett assist) 51:51

Shots: Furman - 14; WCU - 11
Saves: Furman - 5; WCU - 0
Corner Kicks: Furman - 3; WCU - 2
Fouls: Furman - 4; WCU - 4