The Basics
Score: Chattanooga 2, Western Carolina 1
Records: Western Carolina 2-5, 1-3 SoCon, Chattanooga 3-0-1, 2-01 SoCon
Location: UTC Sports Complex, Chattanooga, Tenn.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – Western Carolina women's soccer dropped a 2-1 road match Sunday against Chattanooga at the UTC Sports Complex.
Turning Point:
After Western Carolina scored the first goal of the game, Chattanooga scored two unanswered goals, one in the first half and one in the second.
Individual Leaders
- Maggie Lloyd scored the lone goal for the Catamounts – the first of her career.
- Senior Regan Ward picked up an assist on Lloyd's goal notching her first of the season and giving her a team-leading five points.
- Emily Szymanski and Kendra Mueller each scored goals for the Mocs.
Inside the Box Score
- At the 26:52 mark, Western Carolina scored the first goal of the game when Lloyd found the back of the net from an assist by Ward.
- Just under a minute later Chattanooga tied the match from Szymanski goal and assist by Faith Gober.
- The Mocs broke the 1-1 and took the lead in the second half, at 68:25, when Mueller scored from an assist by Shelby Hash.
- Senior Natalia Icen got her first start of the season in goal notching five saves and allowing two goals and falls to 0-1 on the season.
- Western Carolina had a total of nine shots in the match with eight in the second half.
- Lloyd looked for her second goal of the game with two strong scoring chances in the second half but both were saved by Mocs' goalie Abbey Sadler.
News & Notes
- Western Carolina scored its first goal in 241 minutes.
- The Catamounts have lost five straight to Chattanooga.
Up Next
Western Carolina returns home Friday hosting ETSU at 7 p.m. at the Catamount Soccer Complex.
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