GREENVILLE, S.C. – The UNC Greensboro (UNCG) women's soccer team fell to Furman, 2-1, in The Southern Conference (SoCon) action on Thursday evening at Stone Stadium.
Furman struck first in the sixth minute when Hayden Barnett headed the ball into the net off a floater from Norah Roller.
The Spartans answered in the 15
th minute.
Nicole Hutchinson sent a cross into the 18-yard box from the right side and
Merle Greulich headed the ball into the back of the net, scoring her fifth goal of the season, evening the match at 1-1.
The Paladins regained the lead in 39
th minute, as Alyssa England finished a feed from Ellie Herrmann to send Furman into halftime with a 2-1 advantage.
UNCG turned up the pressure in the second half, outshooting Furman, 8-5, while earning three corner kicks.
Blythe Clark made two saves to keep the deficit at one, and the Spartans had a chance to equalize in the 76
th minute, but Furman's goalkeeper Reese DeJong stopped Greulich's penalty kick. DeJong also made a save on
Laney Smith's strike less than a minute later, as the Paladins held on for the victory.
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE
- Greulich scored her fifth goal of the season and 10th of her career.
- Hutchinson tallied her first assist of the season and fourth of her career.
- UNCG outshot Furman, 8-5, in the second half.
- Furman held an 11-9 advantage in total shots and a 4-3 edge in shots on goal.
- The Paladins held a 6-5 advantage in corner kicks.
- Clark and DeJong each made two saves.
RECORDS
UNCG: 7-5-2, 3-2-1 SoCon
Furman: 9-3-3, 4-0-2 SoCon
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WHAT'S NEXT
The Spartans return home to host ETSU on Sunday with a start time of 1:00 p.m. at UNCG Soccer Stadium. All regular season home games are free admission.
