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UNC Greensboro

WSOC 2023 Senior Day
Carlos Morales
1
VMI VMI (2-16-0, 1-8-0)
5
Winner UNC Greensboro UNCG (7-9-2, 4-4-1)
VMI VMI
(2-16-0, 1-8-0)
1
Final
5
UNC Greensboro UNCG
(7-9-2, 4-4-1)
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
VMI VMI 0 1 1
UNC Greensboro UNCG 1 4 5

Game Recap: Women's Soccer | | Kelly Couse, Strategic Communications Coordinator

Senior's Shine as Women’s Soccer Tops VMI, 5-1 To Finish The Regular Season

GREENSBORO, N.C. – The UNC Greensboro (UNCG) women's soccer team saw five different goal scorers in Sunday's 5-1 senior day victory in The Southern Conference (SoCon) regular-season finale at the UNCG Soccer Stadium.
 
This is the most goals scored by the Spartans since a 5-0 win over The Citadel on Sunday, October 10, 2021 in Greensboro. 
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
 
The Spartans quickly took control of the first half by holding possession in their attacking third. In the 25th minute, Parker Sikora sent a pass in from the midfield to find the feet of Hannah Morton. Morton struck the ball from about 25 yards out to put the Spartans up, 1-0.
 
UNCG kept the intensity high heading into the second frame, doubling its score at 49:26 with the first shot of the half. At the 50th minute, Taylor Mentzer sat at the top of the box and settled the ball after a VMI failed clearance. Mentzer took one touch before striking it past the Keydet's goalkeeper, for a 2-0 advantage.
 
During a corner kick for the Keydets, there was a foul on UNCG inside the box creating a penalty kick for VMI.  Riley Boucher sent the ball down the middle to the back of the net cutting the deficit for VMI, 2-1 at 60:56.
 
Coming off the bench for the Spartans, Katie Koncal sent a through ball to Ryen Ortiz. Ortiz took one touch before sending the ball into the back of the net for the Spartans to extend the lead, 3-1 at 63:43.  
 
Twelve minutes later, Dalani Stephens collected a cleared ball at the top of the 18-yard box, kicking it straight into the back right corner at 75:25, adding to the Spartans score, 4-1. Less than 10 minutes later, Bailey Gourdine dribbled around the Cadets' backline before sending a long ball from just outside the 18-yard box into the corner of the net to conclude the offensive attack and secure a 5-1 win for the Spartans.
 
BY THE NUMBERS
  • Gourdine collected her first collegiate goal.
  • UNCG outshot VMI 18-11.
  • The Spartans had five corner kicks to VMI's three.
  • Mentzer third her second goal this season and career.
  • Ortiz had her third career goal and first this season
RECORDS
 
UNCG:  7-9-2, 4-4-1 SoCon
VMI: 2-16-0, 1-8-0 SoCon
 
UP NEXT
 
UNCG heads to the 2023 SoCon Tournament, concluding regular season play as the No. 5 seed. The Spartans will head to Cullowhee, North Carolina, with Western Carolina, the 2023 SoCon Regular Season Champions, as host for one of the quarterfinal sites. The Spartans are set to face No. 4 Furman on Friday, October 27th with a kick-off of 4 p.m. at the Catamount Soccer Complex.
 
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