BRIDGEWATER, Va. - The Bridgewater College women's soccer team fell 2-0 to Shenandoah Wednesday night.
The Basics
Score: Bridgewater 0, Shenandoah 2
Records: Bridgewater (8-4, 2-3 ODAC), Shenandoah (4-6-3, 2-2 ODAC)
How it Happened
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The first nine minutes of the match brought little action. In the tenth minute of the match, Shenandoah got their first corner opportunity of the match. Thirty seconds later, McKenna Newcome took the first shot attempt of the match and found the back of the net.
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In the opening minutes of the second half, Shenandoah immediately applied pressure on the Bridgewater defense. They sent two shots on target, but Lockard stopped both. Newcome sent a shot low right, and made it past Lockard to give the Hornets a security goal.
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Shenandoah let off three shot attempts before Bridgewater could muster one. Kendall Garza took the Eagles' first shot attempt of the half at the 55:51 mark, but her shot was stopped by the SU keeper. Phillips had a shot of her own, but it was off the mark. In the 58th minute, Lyric Birkley took her first shot attempt of the match, but missed high.
Match Notes
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Despite the final score, Bridgewater won the shot battle, taking 13 shots compared to Shenandoah's 11. Both teams put six shots on target. This was the first match where the Eagles lost after winning the shot battle. Coming into this match, BC was 5-0 when taking more shots than their opponent.
What's Next?
The Eagles face Guilford on Saturday, Oct. 11 at 4 p.m. The match will be streamed live on FloCollege.