LYNCHBURG, Va. – In its final non-conference game before Southern Conference play, the UNC Greensboro (UNCG) women's soccer team held strong in the first half, but Liberty University scored two second half goals securing the victory Sunday afternoon at Osborne Stadium.
Records
UNCG: 1-3-4
Liberty: 5-3-1
How it Happened:
- Neither team saw the advantage in the first half, as both teams tallied four shots each.
- In the second half, the Lady Flames put up two goals in a minute and 32 seconds to take the lead.
- Following Liberty's fifth corner of the game, the Lady Flames were able to keep the ball inside the 18-yard box. The Spartans headed a cross out, but Shevaun Judon collected the loose ball and found the bottom left corner for a 1-0 lead at 55:18.
- At 56:50, Liberty's Kasey Jamieson struck the ball just at the top of the arc off a free kick that grazed the inside of the right post putting away the second goal of the game, 2-0.
By the Numbers
- Senior goalkeeper Aiyanah Tyler-Cooper registered four saves.
- Liberty outshot UNCG 14-8 and registered seven corner kicks to the Spartans' one.
- This is the ninth meeting between the two teams, as UNCG leads the series 6-3.
From the Coaches' Box/Michael Coll, Head Women's Soccer Coach
On The Game
"Good first half, then a very different performance in the second half. It was sort of maddening we were that good in the first half and that poor in the second half."
Keys From the Game
"We lost all intensity and all real hunger and desire after we gave up a goal. We have got to know that the game is not over if the other team scores first, and that is how we acted."
Heading Into Conference Play
"We have got to get number one – healthy. Number two – we are going to have to make some tough decisions on substitution patterns."
Up Next:
UNCG opens SoCon play on Friday, September 24 as they travel to Tennessee to face the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga with a 6:00 p.m. kick off, followed by a 1:00 p.m. game at Samford University on Sunday, September 26 in Birmingham, Alabama.