MARTIN, TENN. – Junior Naya Marcil tallied her third goal of the young season in the second half, but a go-ahead marker with 5:44 remaining lifted homestanding UT Martin to an inclement weather-shortened 2-1 win Sunday afternoon at Skyhawk Field.
 
UT Martin improved to 2-1 while WCU suffered its first defeat of the year, dropping to 2-1-1.
 
"Things didn't go our way today," said WCU head coach Chad Miller. "We had a disappointing first half, but Naya scored a beautiful goal in the second half to tie it up. Unfortunately, they scored just before the weather moved in. We'll look to have a better performance Thursday at home against Georgia State."
 
The Skyhawks struck first at the 8:05 mark on a goal by Izzy Patterson that was assisted by Catey Hunt off of a corner kick and carried that one goal, 1-0 lead into halftime.
 
In the 52nd minute, Naya Marcil netted her third goal of the year, finding the top left corner of the goal as Maggie Lloyd picked up her first assist – and the ninth of her career – to move into a tie for 20th in program history.
 
Hunt scored the game-winning goal for the Skyhawks at the 84:16 mark. The match was shortened by lightning with just 2:23 remaining in the contest.
 
UT Martin held a 14-13 advantage in shots. Ava Robitaille attempted a team-best three shots for WCU with Marcil and Isabella DeMarco each firing two shots apiece. Poppy Bastock made three saves for the hosts while Leanne Trudel made two saves for the Catamounts.
 
WCU returns to the Catamount Athletic Complex on Thursday, hosting Georgia State on Hawaiian Night at 7 p.m. The match will be broadcast on ESPN+ (paid subscription required) with live stats available online through CatamountSports.com.
 
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