JOHNSON CITY, TENN. – The UNC Greensboro (UNCG) women's soccer team fell to ETSU, 1-0, in its final regular season road game in The Southern Conference (SoCon) play on Thursday night at Summers-Taylor Stadium.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Back-and-forth play throughout the first half led to a scoreless game until the 44
th minute. ETSU drew a foul at the edge of the 18-yard box allowing Grace Eatz to take the free kick. Eatz knocked the ball straight into the back of the net for ETSU to take the lead, 1-0.
UNCG picked up the intensity going into the second frame. The Spartan's best chance came at 59:27 when
Claire Esse blasted the ball from 20 yards out to find the gloves of goalkeeper Ashton Blair.
BY THE NUMBERS
- ETSU outshot UNCG 7-4.
- The Spartans had two corners, while the Bucs had none.
RECORDS
UNCG: 5-9-2, 2-4-1 SoCon
ETSU: 9-2-4, 5-1-1 SoCon
UP NEXT
UNCG heads home for its last two games in the regular season, starting with Chattanooga on Sunday, October 15th with a kick-off at 1 p.m. at the UNCG Soccer Stadium.
The Spartans finish the regular season on Sunday, October 22nd against VMI at 2 p.m. This will be UNCG's Homecoming and Hall of Fame Weekend where the 1996 and 1997 women's soccer teams, as well as four former women's soccer student-athletes, will be inducted into the UNCG Athletics Hall of Fame. The VMI game will also be the Spartans' senior day.
