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Melody Mezzina
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The Citadel CIT (7-3-0, 1-1-0)
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Winner Western Carolina WCU (6-4-1, 1-1-0)
The Citadel CIT
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Western Carolina WCU
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The Citadel CIT 0 0 0
Western Carolina WCU 1 0 1

Game Recap: Women's Soccer | | Denise Gideon, Director of Media Relations

Pursey's Early Goal Lifts Catamounts to Shutout Win Over The Citadel

Catamounts earn first conference win of the season

The Basics
Score: Western Carolina 1, The Citadel 0
Records: Western Carolina 6-4-1, 1-1 SoCon; The Citadel 7-3, 1-1 SoCon
Location: Catamount Athletic Complex, Cullowhee, N.C.  
 
CULLOWHEE, N.C. – Western Carolina women's soccer earned its first Southern Conference victory of the season shutting down The Citadel 1-0 Sunday at the Catamount Athletic Complex. 
 
Individual Leaders:
  • Valentine Pursey scored the lone goal of the contest for the Catamounts. 
  • Naya Marcil added an assist in the match – her first of the season. 
  • Junior goalkeeper Melody Mezzina posted her sixth shutout of the season with four saves improving to 5-2-1 on the year.  
 
 
Inside the Box Score
  • Pursey's long goal four minutes into the match took any question about when the Catamounts would score. Rookie Marcil back-peddled a pass to Pursey who took a long shot from about 20 yards out and finds the back of the net.  
  • Shots were almost even as Western Carolina had 14 and The Citadel had 13. 
  • Mezzina had a beauty of a save in the 32nd minute as the Bulldogs' shot attempt sailed just at the crossbar and she tapped it over and out. 
  • Sophomore Maggie Lloyd led the Catamounts with four shots. 
 
News & Notes:
  • The Catamounts earned their sixth shutout of the season. 
  • WCU is now 18-1-2 all-time against The Citadel. 
  • With her goal against The Citadel, Pursey now leads the team with three goals on the season. 
  • The Bulldogs were shut out for the third time this season with the loss to the Catamounts. Before running into WCU, The Citadel was averaging 3.3 goals per game. 
  • Mezzina now has 27 saves on the season and 100 in her career which ranks ninth in the WCU record books. 
  • Mezzina also has a 0.51 goals-against average and a .871 save percentage for the season. 
  • All three of Pursey's goals this season have been game winners.
 
 UPCOMING:
  • Western Carolina travels to Furman on Friday and Wofford on Sunday in the Catamounts' first conference road contests of the season. 
 
Keep track of everything related to Catamount women's soccer and WCU Athletics through its social media outlets on Facebook (fb.com/catamountsports), Instagram (@wcu_catamounts), and Twitter (@catamounts, @Catamountsoccer).

 
 
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