Box Score GREENSBORO, N.C. – The UNCG women's soccer team ended the regular season in style netting a game-winning goal to defeat Wofford, 2-1, Sunday afternoon on Senior Day at the UNCG Soccer Stadium.
The Spartans close the regular season with a 9-7-3, 5-3-1 in the Southern Conference. Wofford falls to 5-9, 3-6 in league play. UNCG clinches the No. 5 seed with the win and we travel to Johnson City, Tenn. to face fourth-seeded ETSU Saturday, Nov. 1.
The Blue and Gold took eight shots holding Wofford to just seven in the game. Both teams had four corner kicks in the contest.
In the 79th minute, sophomore Kelsi Peters (Burlington, N.C./Walter M. Williams) played a long-ball to junior Candice Forbes (Pleasant Garden, N.C./Southeast Guilford) who raced ahead of the defense and beat the keeper to give UNCG the victory. It was Forbes' fifth goal of the season and third against conference opponents.
Redshirt freshman goalkeeper Chloe Buehler (Perrysburg, Ohio/Perrysburg/Penn State) earned the win making three saves to keep Wofford off the scoreboard in the second half.
Junior Chesney White (Franklin, Tenn./Franklin) finished the game with five shots, including two chances early in the second half. White had a shot blocked in the 47th minute and her attempt in the 48th minute was turned away by Wofford goalkeeper Kara Boggs.
In the first half, UNCG scored first in the 12th minute after a great attack from White who played a cross into the box where senior Ashley Stokes (Cary, N.C./Green Hope) tapped in her first goal of the season. It was fitting that on Senior Day, Stokes would score her 10th career goal.
Wofford answered with a goal in the 30th minute after Vicki Hill blasted a shot into the net to tie the game at 1-1. Maureen Buff had the assist on the play as Hill scored her first goal of the season.
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2014 SoCon Women's Soccer Championship
Oct. 29 (Wednesday)
First round (at higher seeds)
Match 1: No. 9 The Citadel at No. 8 VMI, 3 p.m. (SoCon Digital Network)
Match 2: No. 10 Chattanooga at No. 7 Wofford, 7 p.m. (SoCon Digital Network)
Nov. 1 (Saturday)
Quarterfinal round (at higher seeds)
Match 3: Winner Match 1 at No. 1 Samford, 8 p.m. (SoCon Digital Network)
Match 4: No. 5 UNCG at No. 4 ETSU, 5:30 p.m. (SoCon Digital Network)
Nov. 2 (Sunday)
Quarterfinal round (at higher seeds)
Match 5: Winner Match 2 at No. 2 Furman, 2 p.m. (SoCon Digital Network)
Match 6: No. 6 Western Carolina at No. 3 Mercer, 2 p.m. (SoCon Digital Network)
Nov. 7 (Friday)
Semifinals (Catamount Athletic Complex; Cullowhee, N.C.)
Match 7: Winner Match 3 vs. Winner Match 4, 5 p.m. (SoCon Digital Network)
Match 8: Winner Match 5 vs. Winner Match 6, 7:30 p.m. (SoCon Digital Network)
Nov. 9 (Sunday)
Final (Catamount Athletic Complex; Cullowhee, N.C.)
Match 9: Winner Match 7 vs. Winner Match 8, 1 p.m. (ESPN3)
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