GREENVILLE, N.C. - East Carolina topped UNC Greensboro's women's soccer team, 2-0, in an exhibition match at Bunting Field on Friday.
The teams played a 45-minute period followed by two 30-minute periods. Neither side scored through the first two periods, but the Pirates finally found the back of the net in the third and final stanza.
Jessica Swanson drew first blood for the Pirates, banging home a loose ball past UNCG keeper Kelsey Kearney after a corner kick in the 87th minute. Tricia Tufts earned the assist on the play.
ECU notched an insurance goal with just under two minutes left in the contest, as Amanda Malkiewicz beat her defender one-on-one and slid a shot past keeper Alex Perry to salt away the 2-0 win. Kimmy Cummings and Christiane Cordero were credited with assists on the play.
The Spartans outshot East Carolina 14-13 on the afternoon, including an 8-3 margin in the first period. UNCG also doubled up ECU with 10 corner kicks to the Pirates' five.
Freshman Tabitha Padgett led the Spartans with four shots, while junior Jenn Partenheimer had three, two of which were on frame.
Lauren Hein, Casey Godwin, Jen Bronson, Nitang Jones, Kelly Attayek, Jessi Gulledge and Barrie Vogel all took single shots in the game for the Spartans.
Kearney notched four saves and allowed one goal in 56:10 of work, while Perry made a save and allowed a goal in 48:50 of work.
For the Pirates, Berit Hanson made four stops in 75 spotless minutes of work, while Cordero finished the match by working the final 30 minutes in net.
The Spartans, the three-time defending Southern Conference regular-season champions, officially open the 2009 slate when they host Wake Forest at UNCG Soccer Stadium on Aug. 23 at 8 p.m.
AGATE
UNCG vs. East Carolina
Date: Aug 13, 2009 Attendance: 105
Weather: 81 Degrees, Mostly Cloudy
Goals by period 1 2 OT Tot
UNCG 0 0 0 0
East Carolina 0 0 2 2
SCORING SUMMARY:
1 86:10 ECU SWANSON, Jessica (1) (TUFTS, Tricia) - Ball lose following a corner kick
2 103:23 ECU MALKIEWICZ, Amanda (1) (CUMMINGS, Kimmy;CORDERO, Christiane) - One-on-one and beat defender
Shots: UNCG 14, East Carolina 13
Saves: UNCG 5 (Kelsey Kearney 4; Alex Perry 1), East Carolina 4
(HANSEN, Berit 4)
